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Genetics of the human Y chromosome and its association with male infertility

Volume: 16, Issue: 1
Published: Feb 17, 2018
Abstract
The human Y chromosome harbors genes that are responsible for testis development and also for initiation and maintenance of spermatogenesis in adulthood. The long arm of the Y chromosome (Yq) contains many ampliconic and palindromic sequences making it predisposed to self-recombination during spermatogenesis and hence susceptible to intra-chromosomal deletions. Such deletions lead to copy number variation in genes of the Y chromosome resulting...
Paper Details
Title
Genetics of the human Y chromosome and its association with male infertility
Published Date
Feb 17, 2018
Volume
16
Issue
1
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