Human Y chromosome fully sequenced
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2388720-the-human-y-chromosome-has-been-fully-sequenced-for-the-first-time
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37256817

* 20y after Human Genome Project declared complete, Y chromosome fully sequenced for 1st time
* large amt. repetitive DNA i.e. difficult to compile complete sequence
* most people have 22 pairs of chromosomes + 2 sex chrom.: pair of X, or 1 ea. X, Y

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