The Y chromosome has finally been sequenced: here’s why it matters

Twenty years after the first pass at sequencing the entire human
genome, the Y chromosome has finally been fully decoded. Madeleine
Finlay speaks to Mark Jobling, professor of genetics at the
University of Leicester, about why it has proved so tricky, the
role of the Y chromosome in our bodies, and the likelihood of it
eventually dying out altogether. Help support our independent
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