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The Y Chromosome

How the Y chromosome transforms a female embryo to a male one and the differences between men and women.

The Y chromosome. What makes a boy a boy? In this programme we put the Y chromosome under the microscope. We find out how it transforms a female embryo into a male one. We discover what it can tell us about the differences between men and women. We speak to a teenage boy who has not just one Y chromosome but two. And we meet the scientist who turned a female mouse male.

(Photo: X and Y chromosome on a black background. Credit: Shutterstock)

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18 minutes

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Mon 25 May 2015 12:32GMT

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  • Fri 22 May 2015 18:32GMT
  • Fri 22 May 2015 23:32GMT
  • Sun 24 May 2015 21:32GMT
  • Mon 25 May 2015 04:32GMT
  • Mon 25 May 2015 12:32GMT

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