Sex chromosome shocker: The ‘female’ X a key contributor to sperm production

Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 09:30 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...

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