University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientists have uncovered a direct link between a missing Y chromosome gene and male ...

Scientists are close to deciphering the makeup of the Y chromosome, that essential core of maleness that's saddled with a bad reputation, a weird past and an uncertain future. It's true, guys: ...

The human Y chromosome, the determinant of male sex, has finally been completely sequenced. What it unveils could prove crucial to understanding the Y chromosome's puzzling origins, and — pertinently ...

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Two years ago, when an international team of scientists announced it had finally sequenced and assembled the first fully complete human genome, including previously unmappable regions, Melissa Wilson ...

Most humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes. One of these pairs is the sex chromosomes. Unless someone has a chromosome abnormality, it usually consists of either two X chromosomes or an X and a Y.

Why do males typically have shorter lives than females? That’s the question that evolutionary biologist Doris Bachtrog has been exploring in her lab at the University of California, Berkeley. And ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The 23 rd chromosome base pair contains what are known as our sex chromosomes. For most females, this ...

The Y chromosome could explain why men are less likely than women to survive some cancers, according to studies that combine data from mice and humans. Taken together, the two studies are a step ...

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