Two decades after the human genome sequence was completed, researchers have finally finished a map of the piece that makes males distinct. The Y chromosome is what distinguishes biological males ...

The non-recombining region of the human Y chromosome (NRY), which comprises 95% of the chromosome, does not undergo sexual recombination and is present only in males. An understanding of its ...

Now, they've completed the elusive Y chromosome map. In what might be a surprise for some, the male sex chromosome is far more complex than its female counterpart.

The Y chromosome, along with the X chromosome, is often discussed for its role in sexual development. While these chromosomes play a central role, the factors involved in human sexual development are ...

Why the Y Chromosome Back to Build a Family Tree All men and only men have a Y chromosome. This biological fact allows us to trace back in time a direct, largely unchanged genetic line of ...

Scientists fully sequence the Y chromosome for the first time, uncovering information that could have implications for the study of male infertility and other issues.

The Y chromosome has seen significant changes over the course of human evolution. "In comparison to the X, the Y is tiny. There are only 45 genes on the Y chromosome, ...

Page agreed. "The Y chromosome has many more tricks up its sleeve than it was given credit for," he said. There are a couple of reasons Page and Hughes cite for Y being such an evolutionary ...

The news that the male-defining Y chromosome is highly repetitive and mostly non-functional will come as no surprise to the half of the population without one. But although it has relatively few ...

Regulatory effects of the Uty/Ddx3y locus on neighboring chromosome Y genes and autosomal mRNA transcripts in adult mouse non-reproductive cells. Scientific Reports , 2020; 10 (1) DOI: 10.1038 ...