Sex-biased gene expression in the body organs evolves rapidly, supporting a mosaic model of maleness and femaleness across tissues and thus challenging binary views of sex characteristics in mammals.
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“A Mosaic Spectrum Of Sex Characteristics”: Most Organs In Our Bodies Don’t Fit The Male-Female Sex Binary
We humans love putting things in boxes. Assigning simple categories makes us feel comfortable – but all too often, biology ...
Biological sex is usually described in simple binary terms: male or female. This works well for germ cells (sperm versus eggs ...
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Scientists find cells can lock genes at multiple levels, upending binary theory
Researchers reveal epigenetic memory works like a dimmer switch, enabling more cell types than previously recognized.
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