y chromosome

More than 800 million men living in Asia are now descended from only 11 men, including Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongolian empire, according to a new study.

After Albert Perry - an African-American in the state of South Carolina, USA - died, one of his relatives brought his DNA sample to the Family Tree DNA company for analysis,

166 million years ago, when the first mammals appeared,

A recent study has caused a stir when it comes to claiming that Y chromosomes are on the decline, implying that men are at risk of near-extinction.

Through mouse experiments, US scientists found that males can still reproduce even though most genes are removed on the Y chromosome.