Sex Chromosome Shocker: The "Female" X a Key Contributor to Sperm Production

Sunday, July 21, 2013 - 13:00 in Biology & Nature

Painstaking new analysis of the genetic sequence of the X chromosome--long perceived as the "female" counterpart to the male-associated Y chromosome--reveals that large portions of the X have evolved to play a specialized role in sperm production.

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