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  2. Human genome - Wikipedia

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    In 2021, scientists reported sequencing a complete, female genome (i.e., without the Y chromosome). [4] [3] The human Y chromosome, consisting of 62,460,029 base pairs from a different cell line and found in all males, was sequenced completely in January 2022. [5] The current version of the standard reference genome is called GRCh38.p14 (July ...

  3. Sex chromosome - Wikipedia

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    The 23rd pair of chromosomes are called allosomes. These consist of two X chromosomes in females, and an X chromosome and a Y chromosome in males. Females therefore have 23 homologous chromosome pairs, while males have 22. The X and Y chromosomes have small regions of homology called pseudoautosomal regions.

  4. Karyotype - Wikipedia

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    A karyogram or idiogram is a graphical depiction of a karyotype, wherein chromosomes are generally organized in pairs, ordered by size and position of centromere for chromosomes of the same size. Karyotyping generally combines light microscopy and photography in the metaphase of the cell cycle , and results in a photomicrographic (or simply ...

  5. Y chromosome - Wikipedia

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    The human Y chromosome is composed of about 62 million base pairs of DNA, making it similar in size to chromosome 19 and represents almost 2% of the total DNA in a male cell. [ 54 ] [ 55 ] The human Y chromosome carries 693 genes , 107 of which are protein-coding . [ 56 ]

  6. Chromosome - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 December 2024. DNA molecule containing genetic material of a cell This article is about the DNA molecule. For the genetic algorithm, see Chromosome (genetic algorithm). Chromosome (10 7 - 10 10 bp) DNA Gene (10 3 - 10 6 bp) Function A chromosome and its packaged long strand of DNA unraveled. The DNA's ...

  7. List of organisms by chromosome count - Wikipedia

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    10 autosomal and 2 allosomic (sex) chromosomes. Males have XY sex chromosomes and females have XX sex chromosomes. The sex chromosomes are the largest chromosomes and constitute 30% of the total length of the diploid set in females and about 25% in males. [19] [19] 18 Slime mold (Dictyostelium discoideum) 12 [20] 19 Cucumber (Cucumis sativus ...

  8. Males lose sex chromosome as they age. It could make ... - AOL

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    Previous research has shown that Y chromosome loss is present in multiple types of cancers in males, including between 10 and 40 percent of bladder cancers, according to the release.

  9. Chromosome 18 - Wikipedia

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    Chromosome 18 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 18 spans about 80 million base pairs (the building material of DNA ) and represents about 2.5 percent of the total DNA in cells .