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It is believed that any male-determining genes contained on the Y chromosome in humans are not located in the limited region that synapses with the X chromosome during meiosis. What might be the outcome if such genes were located in this region?
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In humans, the Y chromosome carries the SRY gene, which is the male-determining gene. This gene is not located in the region that synapses with the X chromosome during meiosis. Show more…
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