Published in Nature · View the paper (DOI)
For the first time, researchers have fully sequenced the Y chromosome using advanced sequencing technologies. The completed DNA sequence, named T2T-Y, improves sequencing accuracy for the chromosome, potentially helping identify genetic disorders and uncovering the roots of others.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Researchers fully sequence the Y chromosome for the first time National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) · Aug 23, 2023 · first to report
- Researchers assemble the first complete sequence of a human Y chromosome NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute · Aug 23, 2023
- Scientists release the first complete sequence of a human Y chromosome University of California - Santa Cruz · Aug 23, 2023