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The ______ Effect Causes Certain Semiconductor Materials (Silicon, Gallium, Arsenide

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The ______ effect causes certain semiconductor materials (silicon, gallium, arsenide, copper indium dieseline, and cadmium telluride) to convert light energy into electrical energy at the atomic level.


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SRY Gene

Located on the Y chromosome in males, this gene codes for a transcription factor that binds to regulatory DNA. At about 5 weeks gestation, it turns on genes that start the production of other proteins responsible for the development of gonads into testes.

Zygotes

The initial cell formed when a new organism is conceived, created by the fusion of sperm and egg cells.

XY Chromosome

The combination of chromosomes characterized as male in humans, where a Y chromosome inherited from the father pairs with an X chromosome from the mother.

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