Y Chromosome Mapped
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Y Chromosome Mapped
This DNA bundle - one of 24 distinct chromosomes found in human cells - holds the crucial information to make the male of our species.
The work is part of the enormous job of following up the data that came out of the international Human Genome Project (HGP).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3000742.stm
One is the sex determining gene, the "master switch" that makes a baby boy; another is a gene that has some sort of function in the brain and is not found on the female X chromosome.
I vote we call that gene THE FORD TRUCK GENE!
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One is the sex determining gene, the "master switch" that makes a baby boy;
That is also the gene that determines whether the person will understand football or like to talk about their relationship, right?
[Sorry Ladies, just kidding :-)
That is also the gene that determines whether the person will understand football or like to talk about their relationship, right?
[Sorry Ladies, just kidding :-)
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The Y chromosome doesn't really do anything and there is only a tiny amount of genetic material on it. Two X chromosomes are actually copies of each other which is why fewer genetic deficiencies show up in females. When one is defective the other one makes up for it.
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The Y chromosome doesn't really do anything and there is only a tiny amount of genetic material on it. Two X chromosomes are actually copies of each other which is why fewer genetic deficiencies show up in females. When one is defective the other one makes up for it.
The Y chromosome doesn't really do anything and there is only a tiny amount of genetic material on it. Two X chromosomes are actually copies of each other which is why fewer genetic deficiencies show up in females. When one is defective the other one makes up for it.
There is a lot going on on the Y chromosome, more than expected.
The Y chromosome has a unique way of repairing itself from within, without an extra copy.
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I don't knoiw the article doesn't prove much. Our Y chromosome is still easily flawed and more subsceptiple to genetic ''oops'' than the XX setup. Commonly found in females. There are several females out there with more than two X's.
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