Females Are Mosaics

Author: Barbara Migeon
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0195188128
Category: Medical

Females Are Mosaics: X Inactivation and Sex Differences in Disease

Women can be described as genetic mosaics because they have two distinctly different types of cells throughout their bodies. Download Females Are Mosaics medical books for free.
Unlike males, who have one X chromosome (inherited from their mother), females have two X chromosomes in every cell (one from each parent). The fathers copy works in some cells, while the mothers copy works in others. These two X chromosomes often function differently, especially if one carries a defective gene.

Much has been written about the Y chromosome and its role in inducing maleness. This will be the first book about the X chromosome as a key to female development and the role of X-related factors in the etiology of sex differences in human disease. Barbara Migeon, from the renowned McKusick-Nathan Institute Get Females Are Mosaics our bestseller medical books.

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Unlike males, who have one X chromosome (inherited from their mother), females have two X chromosomes in every cell (one from each parent). The fathers copy works in some cells, while the mothers copy works in others. These two X chromosomes often function differently, especially if one carries a defective gene.

Much has been written about the Y chromosome and its role in inducing maleness Barbara Migeon, from the renowned McKusick-Nathan Institute

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