Genetic discovery: mutation influences gender relationship in children

Genetic discovery: mutation influences gender relationship in children

A groundbreaking discovery could revolutionize the understanding of gender conditions! In a comprehensive study, researchers Zhang and Song have identified a rare mutation that influences the likelihood of getting a girl. This mutation, known as RS144724107, was found near the Gens Adamts14, which plays a key role in sperm formation and fertilization. The results are amazing: In the case of the analyzed data that comes from the UK Biobank and around 500,000 british, this mutation increased the likelihood of testifying a daughter by a whopping ten percent!

The search for the genes

The scientists faced the challenge of exactly measuring the gender relationship because most people have only a few children. To overcome this hurdle, they used a much larger sample than previous studies. Their discovery could not only influence the genetic foundations of the sex, but also indicate other genes that may play a role. In particular, the genes RLF and KIF20B are suspected of influencing the gender ratio, although the exact mechanisms are still unclear.

The mutation is extremely rare and only occurs in 0.5 percent of the people examined. But their effects are enormous and could have far -reaching consequences for research and understanding human reproduction. Zhang and song suspect that there are still many undiscovered gene variants that could play a role in this context. Science is only at the beginning, and curiosity about further discoveries are awakened!