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Genetic Balancing Act

  By Mitch Leslie

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When it comes to chromosomes, men get shortchanged. Among their 23 pairs of chromosomes, women have two strapping X chromosomes, while men sport an X chromosome and a Y.

It might be the ultimate source of maleness, but the Y chromosome is downright diminutive, with only about one-third as many DNA bases as the X chromosome and fewer than one-tenth as many genes.

Illustration: Patrick Thomas

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