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Published online 19 June 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030616-16
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Y chromosome sequence completed
DNA readout reveals genetic palindromes safeguard male-defining chromosome.
Reports of the demise of the Y chromosome and an impending extinction of men may have been exaggerated. The Y's full genome sequence reveals that we have underestimated its powers of self-preservation.
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