• meowMix2525@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    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.

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      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.