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Re:The human Y chromosome has been completely sequenced by mfld on Friday August 25, 2023 @02:32AM (#37258756)
Yes, there is extra information in the first cells, in particular regulatory elements such as miRNAs. The headline here is epigenetics.
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Re:The human Y chromosome has been completely sequenced by cvoss on Friday August 25, 2023 @09:33AM (#37261549)
There's also some interesting work on understanding the roll of loops in the physical structure of the DNA storage on gene expression. [0] The base sequence of the DNA isn't everything; it may also matter how the DNA gets laid out in space---a feature which can be inherited.

[0] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2638769/

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