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.

"It finally provides the first complete view of a Y chromosome's code, revealing more than 50% of the chromosome's length that was previously missing from our genome maps," said University 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 ...

DNA of the male-determining Y chromosome has been completely sequenced end-to-end, and it’s just as weird as we expected. Will we finally be able to understand how it works?

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, ...

There are only 45 genes on the Y chromosome, and it is just one of these that makes you male," Jenny Graves, a geneticist and ...