"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The 23 rd chromosome base pair contains what are known as our sex chromosomes. For most females, this ...

Highly challenging to sequence and long overlooked, the human Y chromosome's contributions to health and disease remain largely unknown. A new paper that presents, for the first time, the complete ...

FARMINGTON, Conn., Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Highly challenging to sequence and long overlooked, the human Y chromosome's contributions to health and disease remain largely unknown. A new paper ...

For decades, the Y chromosome — one of the two human sex chromosomes — has been notoriously challenging for the genomics community to sequence due to the complexity of its structure. Now, this elusive ...

Human egg cells are often prone to chromosomal errors. As women age, the error rate increases sharply—and can contribute to ...

Scientists have used human skin cells to produce functional eggs using a new scientific technique they say could one day help ...

We used to think the ‘sex’ of an animal was clearly defined by its chromosomes. But it’s way more complicated than it seems.