Track and Field to Be First Olympic Sport Requiring DNA Sex Tests for Women
The change affects women with atypical genetics who have been able to compete if they suppressed their testosterone levels.
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World Athletics mandates DNA testing for athletes who compete in female category
World Athletics, the body that governs track and field as well as road-running events, will demand DNA tests for athletes ...
Female athletes will undergo genetic test, World Athletics president says
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe announced the genetic test after proposals to tighten eligibility rules in women's ...
World Athletics to require chromosome testing of athletes in women’s track and field
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says the track and field’s governing body has approved the introduction of cheek ...
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Reproduction DNA and Genetics
The male and female reproductive system The male ... London, were using X-ray diffraction to study DNA. James Watson and Francis Crick working at the Cavendish Laboratories in Cambridge used ...
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Epigenetic Influences and Disease
Consider the fact that our cells all have the same DNA, but our bodies contain ... In addition, epigenetics is important for X-chromosome inactivation in female mammals, which is necessary so ...