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Genomics of the human Y-chromosome. 1. Association with male infertility.
Gene - 4 Dec 2003
Ali Sher, Hasnain Seyed E
Abstract excerpt
The human Y chromosome contains over 60 million nucleotides, but least number of genes compared to any other chromosome and acts as a genetic determinant of the male characteristic features. The male specific region, MSY, comprising 95% of the Y chromosome represents a mosaic of heterochromatic and three classes of euchromatic (X-transposed, X-degenerate and ampliconic) sequences. Thus far, 156 transcription...
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