Y chromosome

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf chromosomal band
gptkbp:associatedWith male infertility
gptkbp:compatibleWith most females
gptkbp:contains repetitive sequences
non-coding DNA
gptkbp:containsGene gptkb:SRY
gptkb:AMELY
gptkb:TSPY
gptkb:ZFY
gptkbp:determinesSex male
gptkbp:doesNotRecombineWith X chromosome (except pseudoautosomal regions)
gptkbp:firstSequenced 2003
gptkbp:foundIn humans
many mammals
gptkbp:hasCentromere yes
gptkbp:hasTelomere yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Y chromosome
gptkbp:importantFor spermatogenesis
testis development
gptkbp:inheritsFrom father
gptkbp:karyotypeDesignation 46,XY (in males)
gptkbp:lengthInBasePairs about 57 million
gptkbp:location gptkb:nucleus
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith relatively high
gptkbp:numberInHumanCells 1
gptkbp:numberOfGenes about 70 protein-coding genes
gptkbp:orthologIn X chromosome (partially)
gptkbp:partner gptkb:X_chromosome
gptkbp:presentIn males
gptkbp:region gptkb:pseudoautosomal_region
male-specific region
gptkbp:sexChromosome male
gptkbp:studiedBy male-specific diseases
gptkbp:studiedIn evolutionary biology
genetics
gptkbp:symbol Y
gptkbp:usedIn forensic analysis
ancestry testing
paternal lineage tracing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Y-DNA_haplogroup_R1b
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6