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...plants, Mendel formulated the laws of heredity and suggested the existence of packets of genetic information, which became known as genes. Soon afterward, chromosomes were observed in the nuclei of dividing cells, and scientists later discovered a chromosomal difference between the sexes. One chromosome, which they named Y, was found in human males' cells, together with another, called X. Females' cells, on the other hand, had two copies...
...scientist E.B. Wilson applied Mendelian logic and proved that the trait was carried on the X chromosome. In the same manner over the next few decades, several genes responsible for such gender-linked diseases as hemophilia were assigned to the X chromosome and a few others attributed to the Y...
...Crimson will be looking to knock offPrinceton and Yale April 29 in an attempt tocapture the Goldthwait Cup (the H-Y-P title) forthe first time since 1980. Harvard will alsofaceoff against Navy on the Charles, whiletravelling to row against Penn and Cornell April 8and Navy April...
...Wine Spectator, the leading American journal of wines and spirits, last year gave an impressive 88 (on a scale of 100) and a best-buy rating to Vina Los Vascos' 1984 Cabernet Sauvignon, which sells in the U.S. for a mere $5. Other bargain-priced Chilean wines, including Concha y Toro and St. Morillon, have also scored well in U.S. tastings...
Sullivan finished behind Princeton's Charles Forlidas, who shattered the 1975 H-Y-P meet record with a breathtaking 7-ft., 1 1/2-in. leap to claim first place...