Y chromosome study on mice may one day help infertile men become dads

Thursday, November 21, 2013 - 16:30 in Health & Medicine

The Y chromosome is often thought of as defining the male sex. Now scientists find that only two genes on the Y chromosome are needed in mice for them to father offspring.These findings could point to ways to help otherwise infertile men have children, the researchers said.

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