Which one of these statements about the hereditary lineage of the Y chromosome is NOT correct?
A) Ninety-four percent of the Y chromosome consists of sequences in which genetic linkage is complete.
B) Because of complete linkage, each hereditary lineage of Y chromosomes is separate from every other lineage.
C) Mutations along any given Y chromosome are often lost over time.
D) Each unique combination of nucleotides along a Y chromosome constitutes a Y-chromosome haplotype.
E) Mutations that occur along the Y chromosome are completely linked to any past or future mutations along that chromosome.
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