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.Keywords
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