A Geisinger study provides new insight into height differences between adult men and women, demonstrating that Y chromosome genes contribute more to height than their X chromosome counterparts, independent of male sex determination.The results were published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Typical females have two X chromosomes, while typical males have one X and one Y chromosome. The differences between the X and Y chromosomes cause hormonal differences…
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