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> To create such a model, ... [they] ... obtained ... cells previously collected from a person with ... an extra X chromosome So, the title is rather misleadin
by einpoklum 4y ago
> To create such a model, ... [they] ... obtained ... cells previously collected from a person with ... an extra X chromosome
So, the title is rather misleading. They just had to get cells to shed one of the three chromosomes, they didn't get an XX female to somehow produce a Y, nor an XY male to duplicate their X.
- dang 4y agoHmm. If anyone can suggest a better title (i.e. more accurate and neutral, preferably using representative language from the article), we can change it again.
- automatoney 4y agoFrom the article they specify "with Klinefelter syndrome" which is the XXY version of trisomy 23. This fits the word limit: "Scientists generate XX and XY cells from a person with Klinefelter syndrome"
- dang 4y agoOk, let's go with that. Thanks! None of us will have heard of Klinefelter syndrome before, but maybe that's a good thing.