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Great Ape Research Reveals Y Chromosome Is Evolving Faster Than the X


New end-to-end X and Y chromosome sequences uncover enormous variation on the Y chromosome, informing human evolution and disease as well as conservation genetics of endangered apes. A collaborative research team has generated complete reference genomes for the sex chromosomes of several great an

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