<![CDATA[BOL: Y-chromosome is worthless!!!]]> https://bioinformaticsonline.com/news/view/6800/y-chromosome-is-worthless? https://bioinformaticsonline.com/news/view/6800/y-chromosome-is-worthless Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:17:27 -0600 https://bioinformaticsonline.com/news/view/6800/y-chromosome-is-worthless <![CDATA[Y-chromosome is worthless!!!]]> The testis determinant factor Sry and the spermatogonial proliferation factor Eif2s3y genes of Y-chromosome play role in sex determination and performing first stage of spermatogenesis respectively.

Paper:

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2013/11/20/science.1242544

]]> Rahul Agarwal https://bioinformaticsonline.com/news/view/6800/y-chromosome-is-worthless#item-annotation-1001 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 07:07:33 -0600 https://bioinformaticsonline.com/news/view/6800/y-chromosome-is-worthless#item-annotation-1001 <![CDATA[Comment by Aaryan Lokwani]]> This is a kind of interesting that a mice with just two 'male' genes father babies. I found this news today on nature "Assisted-reproduction technique helps mice with two genes from Y chromosome make healthy offspring"

http://www.nature.com/news/mice-with-just-two-male-genes-father-babies-1.14219?WT.mc_id=FBK_NatureNews

 

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