[thechat] Male Chromosome Seriously Weird

Alan McCoy a.r.mccoy at larc.nasa.gov
Thu Jun 19 14:46:16 CDT 2003


=> The Y chromosome is probably the weirdest chromosome in the 
=> human genome.
=> 
=> Scientists already knew that it determines the male sex, but 
=> other than 
=> that it was considered a genetic junkyard. It contains very 
=> few actual 
=> genes -- the rest is repetitious, random DNA.

Geez! Don't tell my wife about this...I'll never hear the end of it! ;-)

Alan



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