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Specific amplification of the ZFY gene to screen sex in man

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Using the polymerase chain reaction, a sequence comprising 400 bp of the human ZFY gene was amplified specifically in the male. The method allows detection of the presence of the ZFY gene in the order of 1:104 cells.

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  1. Institut für Humangenetik und Anthropologie der Universität, Albertstrasse 11, D-7800, Freiburg i. Br., Federal Republic of Germany

    Cecilia Ebensperger

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie, D-8033, Martinsried, Federal Republic of Germany

    Roland Studer & Jörg T. Epplen

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  1. Cecilia Ebensperger
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Ebensperger, C., Studer, R. & Epplen, J.T. Specific amplification of the ZFY gene to screen sex in man. Hum Genet 82, 289–290 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00291174

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