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Y CHROMOSOME ESSENTIAL FOR MALE SURVIVAL

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FROM LIABILITY TO VIABILITY: GENES ON THE Y CHROMOSOME PROVE ESSENTIAL FOR MALE SURVIVAL

According to new research published by Whitehead Director David Page, the Y chromosome is not just important in the reproductive tract. Instead, approximately a dozen genes conserved on the Y are expressed in cells and tissue types throughout the body and are involved in decoding and interpreting the entirety of the genome.

http://wi.mit.edu/news/archive/2014/liability-viability-genes-y-chromosome-prove-essential-male-survival

 

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