Specific amplification of the ZFY gene to screen sex in man

1 June 1989

journal article
research article
Published by Springer Nature in Human Genetics

Vol. 82 (3) , 289-290
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00291174

Abstract

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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