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 ...

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Researchers assemble the first complete sequence of a human Y chromosome New sequence reveals genomic factors in fertility, including sperm production Date: August 23, 2023 Source: NIH/National ...

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The newly added sequence, amounting to nearly 10 percent of the human genome, includes some genes and large amounts of repetitive DNA, the trickiest genomic regions to sequence. Most of this DNA ...

The new sequence, which fills in gaps across more than 50% of the Y chromosome’s length, uncovers important genomic features with implications for fertility, such as factors in sperm production.