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Y chromosome
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Y chromosome [′wī ′krō·mə‚sōm]
(genetics)
The sex chromosome found only in the heterogametic male sex, as in mammals andDrosophila.


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Comparisons of men's Y chromosomes show that nearly all Indian men today, regardless of their tribe or caste, are descendants of populations that inhabited South Asia before agriculture's introduction to the region, concludes a team led by Vijendra K.
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