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Penn State: DNA Sequence of the Human Y Chromosome Fully Determined for First Time
August 25, 2023
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 25 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news:

The first full sequence of the last human chromosome -- the Y chromosome -- to be assembled is complete, thanks to an international collaboration that includes Penn State researchers. The new sequence, which fills in gaps across more than 50% of the Y chromosome's length, uncovers genomic features with implications for fertility, such as factors in sperm production, as we . . .

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