One of the genes located on the Y chromosome, designated UTY, plays a vital role in regulating the immune system. Its absence ...

In case you were wondering, dimples have nothing to do with either parent, they’re as random as a box of parrots. They are what’s known as an irregular dominant trait, as they aren’t inherited in a ...

University of Adelaide researchers discovered monotremes use a completely different sex determination system than other ...

A new study in Nature shows that when pregnant mice don’t have enough iron, their (usually male) fetuses with a Y sex ...

Two X chromosomes mean girl, and an X paired with a Y means boy. For the last 300 million years, this system has worked very ...

A human’s sex is genetically determined. One of our 23 pairs of chromosomes carries genes that determine the embryo’s sex; ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - University of Arizona scientists have discovered that the loss of the Y chromosome in men's cells may make it more difficult to survive cancer. The study indicates that ...

Now, researchers have identified a Y chromosome-linked gene, UTY (ubiquitously transcribed tetratricopeptide repeat containing Y-linked), as a key driver of valve calcification in males.

Research has identified a Y chromosome-linked gene, UTY, as a key factor in the progression of aortic valve stenosis (AVS), a heart valve disease, which manifests differently in males and females.

Researchers at the Crick have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact fertility in male mice. This research could help us understand why some men don’t ...