Y Chromosomes in Chimps and Humans 9-20-2014 by Paul Giem
Channel: ItIsAboutGod
Date: 2014-09-21

Chimp and Human Y Chromosomes are "horrendously" different, according to one commentator on a fairly recent paper. (Difference in level of similarity between chimp and human chromosomes Y and 21 is particularly striking.) The reason for the unusual scientific adjective will be discussed.

1. Hughes, J. F. et al. 2010. Chimpanzee and human Y chromosomes are remarkably divergent in structure and gene content. Nature 463(7280): 536-539. Available at http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v463/n7280/full/nature08700.html and (free) at http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59332
2. http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100113/full/463149a.html
3. http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pgen.1004064
4. http://creation.com/y-chromosome-shock
5. https://answersingenesis.org/answers/research-journal/v6/comprehensive-analysis-of-chimpanzee-and-human-chromosomes/
6. http://news.sciencemag.org/evolution/2010/01/y-chromosome-evolving-rapidly
7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_chromosome
8. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasperhamill/2014/04/23/genetic-researchers-strike-men-off-the-endangered-species-list/

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