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In humans, y is so small as to be insignificant in these terms. ChrX is much larger. Also, the combination of the remaining chr1-22 are much larger than chrX by
by mbreese 5y ago
In humans, y is so small as to be insignificant in these terms. ChrX is much larger. Also, the combination of the remaining chr1-22 are much larger than chrX by itself, so these numbers don’t factor in as much as you’d think.
Rough scale example:
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
YY
- ErikVandeWater 5y agoOff topic, but I very much enjoy the creativity you used to explain the relative size of the chromosomes.