Humans have about 3 billion DNA bases in their genetic makeup. However, most of it does not encode for protein.

A study reports that a single nucleotide variant in the genome can make an XY individual develop as female and an XX individual develop as male.

Learn how small mutations in non-coding DNA can alter sex development in rodents.

Changing just a single base in a specific DNA region of a female mouse embryo led to the development of male reproductive organs. A research team led by Nitzan Gonen at Bar-Ilan University in Israel h ...

Testis development is a complex process that starts even before birth. Normally, the developing testes progressively migrate to reach the scrotum during the fetal stage. However, any abnormality in ...

Typically, female mouse embryos with two X chromosomes develop ovaries because a gene called Sox9 is suppressed. In male ...

In a time when what defines gender is being questioned and discussed, a new study reveals that single changes in DNA make ...

A study has suggested that soda consumption may increase testosterone levels and testicle size in men. The study, conducted by researchers at the Northwest Minzu University in China and published in ...

Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have discovered that changing just one letter in DNA can completely alter sex development ...

In boys with undescended testis, the risk of developing infertility is traditionally predicted based on a decrease in germ cell count observed using testicular biopsy samples. However, the process of ...