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Indirectly. The SRY gene is responsible for activating the gene responsible for testosterone production (thereby causing 'maleness' in a developing foetus).
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What is the sry gene?
The SRY gene is a gene on the Y chromosome required for the development of testes. It stands for Sex determining Region on Y chromosome.
What is One difference between the gene that codes for insulin and the gene that codes for testosterone in humans?
The gene of insulin has a different sequence of molecular bases than the gene of testosterone.
Why testes descends down in human male fetus before birth?
Look up the SRY gene located on the sex chromosomes. The SRY gene when turned on in epistatis controls that.
Expression of the SRY gene causes an embryo to develop what?
Into a Male
A male with a missing SRY gene would be phenotypically?
female
Describe where the human SRY gene resides and its significance?
It is the gene on the Y chromosome important for male development.
Is it possible for an XY embryo to develop as a female if the SRY gene on the Y chromosome is not present?
In humans, yes.By default, humans are female. A functional SRY gene stimulates the body to produce male characteristics that override the underlying female pattern. If the SRY gene is absent (or, as sometimes happens, mutated) an individual who is chromosomally XY will develop as a female. This is one cause of Swyer syndrome.
What hormone is responsible for changes at puberty?
In males, testosterone and androgen are the principal sex hormones responsible for puberty. The hormone that dominates female development is estradiol and estrogen.
Where is testosterone produced?
Testosterone is Testosterone - sex hormone responsible for developing male secondary sex characteristics it is produced in the Testicles.
What does the gene ST2 responsible for?
The gene ST2 is responsible for the suppression of tumorigenicity. This means that this gene is responsible to suppressing tumors, or cells that may cause tumors.
What gene is responsible for the wings on a bat?
gene
What is responsible for the secondary sex characterist on a male?
Testosterone.
