Human biological sex is determined by the sex chromosomes X and Y. In most cases, females possess two X chromosomes, while ...

Human biological sex is determined by the sex chromosomes X and Y. In most cases, females possess two X chromosomes, while males have one X and one Y. However, there is some evidence that the Y ...

Researchers found that a gene on the Y chromosome influences how aortic valve stenosis progresses differently in males and ...

Each human cell contains 23 pairs of chromosomes that carry DNA within their nucleus. The X and Y chromosomes, commonly referred to as the sex chromosomes, are one such pair. They determine the ...

Females have one active X chromosome and one dormant X chromosome in each cell. But a study suggests that genes on the ...

Researchers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease -- aortic valve stenosis -- progresses differently in males and females.

Das Y-Chromosom, Träger der männlichen Identität, verblasst allmählich. Bedeutet sein Verschwinden das Ende der menschlichen Spezies? Eine jüngste Entdeckung bei Stachelratten aus Japan gibt ...

Wir haben gezeigt, dass die Größe der Würfe bei der Geburt bei heterogametischen Weibchen, die natürlicherweise ein Y-Chromosom tragen (X*Y), mit zunehmendem Alter signifikant schneller abnimmt als ...

The research reveals that this sex-based difference can be traced to a gene on the Y chromosome. The discovery, published on March 12 in Science Advances, not only showcases the critical need to ...