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> CHM13 lacks a Y chromosome, and homozygous Y-bearing CHMs are nonviable, so a different sample type will be required to complete this last remaining chromosom
by vaylian 5y ago
> CHM13 lacks a Y chromosome, and homozygous Y-bearing CHMs are nonviable, so a different sample type will be required to complete this last remaining chromosome.
(from the paper itself)
It is a respectable achievement. But the Y chromosome is too important to be left out in order to call this the complete human genome.
- tonto 5y agoy-chromosome was added since the preprint was made https://twitter.com/aphillippy/status/1509594880623796226 https://twitter.com/aphillippy/status/1509594880623796226 and was made from the hg002 cell sample (which is heavily analyzed by the genome in a bottle project https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/genome-bottle https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/genome-bottle)
- deleted 5y ago[deleted]
- robwwilliams 5y agoLoL: Chr Y is famously junk DNA —to come back to the head of this amusing thread.
- sterlind 5y agowithout the SRY gene you probably wouldn't be named Rob.