Sex-based differences in gene transmission and gene expression

Abstract

The higher prevalence of certain diseases among women suggests involvement of genetic mechanisms linked to the sex chromosomes or of sex-limited gene expression that may be developmentally or hormonally regulated. Analysis of genetic markers and gene expression patterns provides the means for testing hypotheses related to these mechanisms.

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non-Mendelian genetics sexual dimorphism gene expression

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