Y-linked gene

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Noun1.Y-linked gene - a gene located on a Y chromosome
holandric gene
cistron, gene, factor - (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"
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A gene involved in a testicular differentiation, tilapia Dmrt1 (DM related transcriptional factor 1), is not a Y-linked gene as it was largely induced in sex-reversed XX-males where the expression correlates with testicular differentiation [22].
A syntenic region conserved from fish to mammalian X chromosome
Specifically, men with haplogroup I were shown to have decreased expression of 2 genes: the ubiquitously transcribed tetratricopeptide repeat, Y-linked gene (UTY) and protein kinase, Y-linked, pseudogene (PRKY) in macrophages.
Potential 'genetic driver' behind male heart disease identified
The findings suggest that because these Y-linked genes are active across the body, they may actually be contributing to differences in disease susceptibility and severity observed between men and women.
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