Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) are helping uncover new information about the Y chromosome in horses, which will help owners identify optimal ...

The biological necessity of the Y chromosome is undergoing a fundamental reassessment as evidence confirms its disappearance in specific mammalian lineages. While this chromosome has served as the ...

The phenomenon now known as mosaic loss of chromosome Y, or mLOY, first emerged when researchers noticed that some men’s blood cells showed a missing Y in standard genomic data. A Primary study on ...

In 2002, evolutionary biologist Jenny Graves shared a controversial calculation. The human Y chromosome, she wrote two years later in a commentary, "is running out of time." The male-determining sex ...

The loss of the Y chromosome in tumour cells is linked to poor outcomes for people with cancer 1, but this genetic alteration might also compromise immune cells that would otherwise fight the disease.

Newly generated, complete genomes for the sex chromosomes of six primate species — produced by an international collaboration led by researchers at Penn State and the National Human Genome Research ...

A new study by Monash researchers has found that age-related loss of the Y chromosome from circulating blood cells may represent an under-recognised biological signal associated with myocardial ...

Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from their cells as they age. But because the Y bears few genes other than for male determination, it was thought this loss would not affect health. But evidence has ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...