A new study reveals an association between smoking and rates of Y chromosome loss in blood cells, which may explain elevated cancer risk among male smokers. (the-scientist.com)
That's bad news: Y chromosome loss has been linked to a shorter life span as well as a higher risk of cancer. (sciencemag.org)
In C. albicans, haploids can even arise from concerted chromosome loss from diploid progenitors [19]. (journals.plos.org)