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?
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What produces the differences between men and women? Are they trivial or profound? Are they genetic or environmental, or both? And are men really closer genetically to chimpanzees than to women?
Degeneration of plant Y chromosomes can help us understand why our own have shrunk, according to recent research. Researchers…
Individuals carrying the male sex chromosomes (XY) can develop as females in the absence of a particular enzyme, according…
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Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation.Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University