▲ 859 ▼ fun fact (sopuli.xyz) submitted 2 years ago by sunnie@sopuli.xyz to c/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@lemmy.ca 47 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Yeah the Y chromosome doesn't kick in until later in fetal development. There's actually a surprisingly small amount of biological information stored on the Y chromosome, IIRC the vast majority lies on the X. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago There's only around 700 genes in the Y chromosome, with only about 70 actually making proteins. Compare the X chromosome with about 800 protein-coding genes and 20-25,000 total genes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago There's only around 700 genes in the Y chromosome, with only about 70 actually making proteins. Compare the X chromosome with about 800 protein-coding genes and 20-25,000 total genes. permalink fedilink source parent