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flag Bar-Ilan researchers found a single DNA mutation triggers male development in female embryos, challenging the idea that sex is solely determined by chromosomes.

flag Researchers at Bar-Ilan University discovered a single DNA mutation in a noncoding region can trigger male development in female embryos, challenging the idea that sex is solely determined by chromosomes. flag The study, published in Nature Communications, showed altering a gene called Enh13 caused testis formation in XX mice, highlighting the critical role of noncoding DNA in human biology and potential treatments for sexual development disorders.

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