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the swine sex-determining gene on the Y chromosome

2006-12-08 15:11:30 · 2 answers · asked by alma v 1 in Science & Mathematics Biology

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Y chromosome are the genes to make a man---it is found together with an X chromosome, most in normal men. It is known that it contains at least 20 genes, unique in determining gene and male fitness gene, only active in the testis and are responsible in the formation of sperm.
Among the genes in Y chromosomes are :-
-acetylserotonin methyltransferase
-testis-specific protein
-protein kinase
-amelogenin
-interleukin-3
-azoospermia
The gene on the Y chromosome is normally passed from a father to his son, since it can only be transmitted by a man to his male progeny...

2006-12-08 16:34:52 · answer #1 · answered by Shima 1 · 0 0

As you may or may not know, animals develop such that the default sex is female, so if nothing happens, the embryo will develop into a female. Now, the Y chromosome encodes a gene called SRY in primates, and UBE1 in non primates (pigs). SRY codes for testis determining factor, and this leads to testis development. Testis then secrete Mullerian Inhibiting Factor, which block development of female sex organs.

2006-12-09 01:15:39 · answer #2 · answered by Brian B 4 · 0 0

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