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Y Chromosome Inheritance

Due to random sampling, Y chromosome genotypes get "lost", and so the number of different Y chromosome genotypes gradually decreases through the generations. (New ones are generated by mutation, which is not considered in this exercise.)

This exercise gives a visual demonstration of this loss of variability. The math is comparable to that for Mitochondrial Eve....

Keywords:: Simulation, Y-chromosome variation sampling

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Science and Technology / Biology / Biology Education

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Material Type:: Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:: February 1, 2022
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 2, 2023
Author:: Henry Schaffer, North Carolina State Univ. (NCSU)
Submitter:: Henry Schaffer
Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School
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