{
  "id": 18485530,
  "title": "Measuring satellite arrays of the human Y chromosome from sequencing reads",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/measuring-satellite-arrays-of-the-human-y-chromosome-from-sequencing",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.11.04.764422v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Human Y chromosome satellites vary widely but remain difficult to measure in large cohorts. In response, we developed Yruler, which uses pangenome assemblies to measure satellite lengths, composition and Y dosage from sequencing reads without alignment. Analyses reveal centromere-length differences between related lineages, extend observations of short non-centromeric arrays across a lineage, and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}