Egg or sperm? Scientists identify a gene that makes the call

Friday, June 12, 2015 - 10:20 in Biology & Nature

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Providing insight into the sometimes mysterious biology of reproduction, researchers in Japan have identified a gene that controls whether the reproductive precursor cells known as germ cells eventually become sperm or eggs.

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