y chromosome

The Y chromosome is gradually disappearing, predicting that men have a new sex gene
The sex of a fetus in humans and other mammals is determined by a male-determining gene on the Y chromosome.
More than 800 million Asian men are descended from 11 ancestors
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.
New discovery about the common father of humankind
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,
The world will no longer have men?
166 million years ago, when the first mammals appeared,
The discovery denies the possibility of men going to be extinct
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.
Shocking detection of Y chromosome
Through mouse experiments, US scientists found that males can still reproduce even though most genes are removed on the Y chromosome.