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Y chromosome
Sign in to saveAlso known as chrY, Y, GO:0000806, Y chromosomes
sex chromosome in the XY sex-determination system
The Y chromosome is a sex chromosome that, along with the X chromosome, determines whether a person is male or female in the XY sex-determination system. It matters because it carries genetic instructions that direct the development of male characteristics during fetal development.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Y chromosome is referenced by 930 other articles, and connects out to gene, chromosome, centromeric region and Sex determining region Y.
Vinony files it under Andrology, Chromosomes and Chromosomes (human).
Its subject is documented across 56 Wikipedia language editions.
Research
18,453 papers- Y chromosome functions in mammalian spermatogenesis.RevieweLife · 2021Subrini J, Turner JDOI: 10.7554/eLife.67345
- Clinical implications of Y chromosome microdeletions among infertile men.ReviewBest practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism · 2020Punjani N, Kang C, Schlegel PNDOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2020.101471
- From AI to the Y chromosome (and everything in between).Nature biotechnology · 2023DOI: 10.1038/s41587-023-02076-0
- Sequencing the Y Chromosome.American journal of medical genetics. Part A · 2023DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62841
- Y chromosome and male infertility.ReviewReviews of reproduction · 1999Cooke HJDOI: 10.1530/ror.0.0040005
- Y-Chromosome Haplotype Report among Eight Italian Horse Breeds.Genes · 2023Giontella A, Cardinali I, Sarti FM et al.DOI: 10.3390/genes14081602
- Review of the Y chromosome and hypertension.ReviewBrazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas · 2000Ely D, Turner M, Milsted ADOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2000000600009
- Why and how do Y chromosome stop recombining?Journal of evolutionary biology · 2023Charlesworth DDOI: 10.1111/jeb.14137
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- sex chromosome
- Part of
- genome
- Has part
- base pair
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- Commons category
- Y chromosomes
- exact match
- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0000806
- different from
- human Y chromosome
- has effect
- Sex
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Encyclopedic overview
The Y chromosome is one of two sex chromosomes in therian mammals and other organisms. Along with the X chromosome, it is part of the XY sex-determination system, in which the Y is used for sex-determining as the presence of the Y chromosome typically causes offspring produced in sexual reproduction to develop phenotypically male. In mammals, the Y chromosome contains the SRY gene, which usually triggers the differentiation of male gonads. The Y chromosome is typically only passed from male parents to male offspring.
Overview
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Y chromosome” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.