Y chromosome
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We then compared the Y-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA, which track the male and female lines of descent, respectively.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
The scientists are confident it really is Hitler's blood, because they were able to perfectly match the Y-chromosome with a DNA sample from a male relative that had been collected a decade prior.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025
The swap didn’t banish the Y chromosome from the recipients, but it culled the chromosome from 49% to 81% of white blood cells—about the same percentage as in many humans with Y-chromosome loss.
From Science Magazine • Jul. 13, 2022
Moore had been a keen hobbyist in traditional genealogy and in early consumer genomics, which had allowed the tracking of direct male lines through the Y-chromosome and of maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2021
"The only thing that puzzles me," Kennon went on, "is how you managed to eliminate the Y-chromosome carriers within the sperm."
From The Lani People by Bone, Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin)
