Human Y chromosome, sex determination, and spermatogenesis-A feminist view

Abstract

In this review I want to argue that, far from being a macho entity with an all-powerful role in male development, the human Y chromosome is a 'wimp.' It is merely a relic of the X chromosome, and most or all of the genes it bears - including the genes that determine sex and control spermatogenesis - are relics of genes on the X chromosome that have other functions altogether.