In 2002, evolutionary biologist Jenny Graves shared a controversial calculation. The human Y chromosome, she wrote two years ...

The human Y chromosome, responsible for male sex determination, has forfeited 97% of its ancestral genes over the past 300 ...

The typical human cell has 23 sets of chromosomes, including one set of chromosomes. The options, XY and XX, are depicted at bottom right. The trailblazing findings draw a clear connection between the ...

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The Y chromosome may be a symbol of masculinity, but it is becoming increasingly clear that it is anything but strong and enduring. Although it carries the "master switch" gene, SRY, that determines ...

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A few millennia could see disappearance of the Y chromosome, researchers say. July 17, 2009— -- What makes a man a man? Socially, that is a complicated question. Genetically, however, it is as ...

It takes a man to carry a Y chromosome, and it takes the Y chromosome to make sperm, which is necessary for human reproduction. So men are essential to the future of the species. But researchers have ...

The Y chromosome may have gotten a bad rap. Despite the claim that this male sex chromosome is mostly junk, new research suggests it's actually a lean, mean, highly evolved machine for producing the ...

“Male smokers are at greater risk for ‘loss of Y,’” says Lars Forsberg, a geneticist at Uppsala University and a co-author of the study. “It’s the most common human mutation,” he says, “and it’s ...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. The Y chromosome may be a symbol of masculinity, but it is becoming increasingly clear that it is anything but ...

A new method of DNA sequencing has shown that the male-specific Y chromosome in humans has more in common with gorillas than chimpanzees in many ways. Using two different sequencing technologies – one ...