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Male mice grow ovaries instead of testes if they are missing a small region of DNA that doesn't contain any genes, finds a new paper published in Science.
The study, led by researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, could help explain disorders of sex development in humans, at least half of which have an unknown genetic cause.
Mammals will develop ovaries and become females unless the early sex organs have enough of a protein called SOX9 at a key stage in their development. SOX9 causes these organs to become testes, which then direct the rest of the embryo to become male.
Sex reversal following deletion of a single distal enhancer of Sox9 (DOI: 10.1126/science.aas9408) (DX)
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Non-Coding DNA Changes the Genitals You're Born With
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 04 2018, @09:35AM (3 children)
That is in no way implied by that sentence. Indeed, after birth it is obviously no longer possible to change the genitals you're born with as that would imply changing the past.
(Score: 2) by acid andy on Wednesday July 04 2018, @10:12AM
Strictly speaking, it is possible if you are born multiple times. You could be surgically reinserted into the womb.
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(Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday July 04 2018, @10:13AM (1 child)
Isn't "you're born" imply a birth?
"Born" like in "brought forth by or as if by birth", isn't this the meaning of that word?
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 04 2018, @05:24PM
Sure, if you are not born, you don't have any genitals you're born with. But as soon as your born, the genitals you're born with are fixed. The genitals you currently have of course might change over time (for example, going from having male genitals to having no genitals).