"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 finally uncovered the exact DNA sequence where human chromosomes fuse to form Robertsonian chromosomes, a mystery that has puzzled researchers for over a century. Using advanced genome ...

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