This commentary is a repost from "Sex on Wednesdays" by Martha Kempner on Substack. Find her other articles on The Queen...

The gene might be missing or dysfunctional, leading to an XY embryo that fails to develop male anatomy and is identified at birth as a girl. Or it might show up on the X chromosome, leading to an ...

Though rare, Angelman syndrome brings many insights into what can be deeply complex about genetic disorder conditions ... (FISH): It detects missing or abnormal chromosomes. UBE3A Sequencing ...

Most of the muscular dystrophies are a form of inherited disease called X-linked disorders or genetic ... are unaffected by the disease. Males carry one X chromosome and one Y chromosome.

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden made an unexpected discovery while investigating genetically unique women.

Researchers 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 produce enough ...

Researchers at the Crick have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome ... unexplained causes of male infertility. With more research, we may be able to one day replace missing genes in the ...

UCSF researchers found that brain cells age more quickly when they rely solely on the X chromosome inherited from a female's ...

“Now that we’ve shed light on the Y genes, it will be important to start sequencing the Y chromosome in more individuals, to potentially uncover unexplained causes of male infertility. With more ...

Results: Modifications in physician communication and sample processing contributed to significant improvements in the culture success rate and in the ratio of male-to-female cases with normal ...