The study shows that Y chromosome may have an impact on the genetic basis of digestive diseases as well as sex differences in disease susceptibility. | Health
The human Y chromosome, the determinant of male sex, has finally been completely sequenced. What the sequencing unveils could prove crucial to understanding the Y chromosome's puzzling origins, and how it affects male fertility. On Wednesday, the findings were published in a pair of separate studies, in the journal Nature. To some, this news may […]
Human Y chromosomes have been difficult to sequence and assemble due to their complex structure. More than half of the Y chromosomes are missing from current human reference genome assembly. Results of this study fill many gaps in the current Y chromosome reference and bring insights into the evolution and variation of different populations. The results also correct assumptions in microbiome studies that misclassify previously unknown human Y chromosome sequences as bacterial sequences. The study was published in the internationally renowned academic journal Nature, which is published by Simon & Schuster.
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?