Human and herring X and Y chromosomes (IMAGE)

Uppsala University

Human and herring X and Y chromosomes

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A comparison of human and herring X and Y chromosomes. The old human chromosome Y is small and contains few genes. The young herring chromosome Y retains all genes present on chromosome X and has an additional three genes in the sex-determining region.

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Nima Rafati.

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