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[Human Y chromosome: structure and biological role].
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) - 1 Jan 2006
Lasiene Kristina, Vitkus Aleksandras, Jurkeniene Lina, Sinkus Algimantas
Abstract excerpt
Y chromosome differs from other human chromosomes. It is found in cells of the male persons only. Different human phenotypes are associated with non-recombinant region of Y chromosome. This chromosome is of great significance in the human sex determination and the development of male gametes (spermatogenesis). Testes develop in embryos which have the Y chromosome, and ovaries develop in embryos which have no Y...
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