Sex Chromosomes: Why The Y Genes Matter
Saturday, May 30, 2015 - 12:40
in Biology & Nature
Several genes have been lost from the Y chromosome in humans and other mammals but essential Y genes are rescued by relocating to other chromosomes, according to a new study. The Y chromosome is dramatically smaller than the X chromosome and has already lost nearly all of the 640 genes it once shared with the X chromosome. read more