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Newly generated, complete genomes for the sex chromosomes of six primate species may inform conservation of these endangered species and shed light on sex-related genetic diseases in both humans and our closest living relatives.
For the first time, geneticists have completely sequenced the Y chromosome, the last to be fully mapped in the human genome.
For the first time, geneticists have completely sequenced the Y chromosome, the last to be fully mapped in the human genome.
Scientists are building a much more diverse reference that they call a “pangenome," which so far includes the genetic material of 47 people from various places.
For two decades, scientists have been comparing every person's full set of DNA they study to a template that relies mostly on genetic material from one man affectionately known as "the guy from Buffalo."