Entire genetic sequence of individual human sperm determined

Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 15:00 in Biology & Nature

The entire genomes of 91 human sperm from one man have been sequenced. The results provide a fascinating glimpse into naturally occurring genetic variation in one individual, and are the first to report the whole-genome sequence of a human gamete -- the only cells that become a child and through which parents pass on physical traits.

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