The Y chromosome, which determines the sex of human and other mammal babies, is slowly degenerating and may disappear within a few million years, raising fears of extinction. However, a 2022 study ...

While all human chromosomes contain repeats, more than 30 million letters of the Y chromosome — out of 62.5 million — are repetitive sequences, sometimes called satellite DNA or junk DNA.

Insights from fully sequencing 43 human Y chromosomes Date: August 23, 2023 Source: Jackson Laboratory Summary: Highly challenging to sequence and long overlooked, the human Y chromosome's ...

The Y chromosome has traditionally been associated with male sex-specific traits, since it contains genes like SRY – the switch that pushes a developing embryo down the path of male sexual ...

For decades, the Y chromosome — one of the two human sex chromosomes — has been notoriously challenging for the genomics community to sequence due to the complexity of its structure. Now, this elusive ...

The human Y chromosome, responsible for determining male sex, finally has gotten an end-to-end examination. Researchers sequenced the chromosome, which contains many genes involved in sperm ...

Human-accelerated regions (HARs) in chromosomes help human neurons grow multiple neurites. When HARs were added to artificial chimpanzee neurons, as seen on the right, they grew extra neurites, ...

Researchers said yesterday they have determined with 99.99 percent accuracy the genetic code of the X chromosome, which lies at the core of human femaleness. Cut through the 2024 election noise.