What’s the secret of genetic equality between the sexes? New platypus chromosome research may hold the key
- Written by Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
Imogen WarrenIn most mammals, including humans, females have two copies of the X chromosome while males have only one (accompanied by a Y). So you might think females get a double dose of proteins encoded by the 850-odd genes on the X chromosome, while males get only a single dose.
How can this be fair? Indeed, this gene dosage difference between...
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