A Case of Human Intersexuality Having a Possible XXY Sex-Determining Mechanism

@article{Jacobs1959ACO,
  title={A Case of Human Intersexuality Having a Possible XXY Sex-Determining Mechanism},
  author={Patricia A. Jacobs and J. A. Strong},
  journal={Nature},
  year={1959},
  volume={183},
  pages={302-303}
}
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