Is the male sex chromosome headed for extinction?
Despite most males’ fondness for their Y chromosome, a new study conducted at Penn State predicts that the male sex chromosome may soon be lopped off–soon in evolutionary time: a few million years.
Before you female readers start celebrating the triumph of the X chromosome over Y, you should know that this prediction is based on the theory that the Y chromosome has evolved at an accelerated rate, causing the chromosome to shed useless genes–like the genes controlling table manners and the need to talk on the phone about nothing for hours. Read the rest of this entry »
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