Some couples have four or more daughters and no sons, and some have all male children and no female children. This skewed sex ratio may be a result of the genes of the parents. Researchers have detected a human genetic mutation that influences the sex ratio of children.
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University of Michigan News
Boy or girl? U-M researchers identify genetic mutation that increases chance of having a daughter
Each year, roughly the same numbers of boys and girls are born. But in individual families, some couples have four or more daughters and no sons, and some have all male children and no female children, points out University of Michigan evolutionary geneticist…
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The SIK3-N783Y mutation is associated with the human natural short sleep trait 💤🧬✨
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PNAS
The SIK3-N783Y mutation is associated with the human natural short sleep trait
Sleep is an essential component of our daily life. A mutation in human salt induced kinase 3 (hSIK3), which is critical for regulating sleep durati...
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Single-cell gene regulation and expression data from 111 human brains 🧠 identified PTSD-associated genes 🧬 and the genetic variants that modulate them 🔍.
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Nature
Single-cell transcriptomic and chromatin dynamics of the human brain in PTSD
Nature - A comprehensive analysis of the cell-specific molecular regulatory mechanisms underlying post-traumatic stress disorder in the human prefrontal cortex.