Summary
Phenotypic features and functions known to depend on the presence of the Y chromosome or the H-Y antigen are discussed in relation to structural anomalies of the Y chromosome and other abnormalities of sexual and somatic development.
Recent knowledge about molecular organization of constitutive heterochromatin in relation to the human Y is presented.
An attempt is made at assigning different functions, genes and DNA sequence to different regions of the Y chromosome.
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Bühler, E.M. A synopsis of the human Y chromosome. Hum Genet 55, 145–175 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00291764
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