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SEVERAL recent results have led to a widely held view that the male specific antigen (MSA) is coded for by a structural gene on the Y chromosome, and because of this it is frequently termed H-Y (refs 1 and 2). Although a good case has been put forward for this conclusion, there are some data that conflict with this view and some arguments against the notion. These are presented here as a reminder that, as is so often the case with biological experiments, the Scottish verdict “not proven” holds.
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ERICKSON, R. Androgen-modified expression compared with Y linkage of male specific antigen. Nature 265, 59–61 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/265059a0
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