An abundance of X-linked genes expressed in spermatogonia

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Summary

The findings indicate that the X chromosome has a predominant role in pre-meiotic stages of mammalian spermatogenesis, and hypothesize that theX chromosome acquired this prominent role in male germ-cell development as it evolved from an ordinary, unspecialized autosome.

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Published
2001-04-01
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Keywords

Biology, Somatic cell, Gene, Germ cell, Genetics

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