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Oldest known sex chromosome emerged 248 million years ago in an octopus ancestor
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe oldest-known sex chromosome emerged in octopus and squid between 455 million and 248 million...
Scientists made mice with Y chromosomes female by deleting just 6 tiny molecules
Live Science· 2 days agoIllustration of the X chromosome floating next to a Y chromosome. Both are depicted in green and...
Men lose Y chromosomes with age, and it might increase their risk of bladder cancer
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe typical human cell has 23 sets of chromosomes, including one set of chromosomes. The options, XY...
Scientists have completely sequenced the human Y chromosome for the first time, with huge...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 9 months agoDNA testing.Hero Images / Gerry Images Researchers published two new papers on the human Y...
Sex vs. gender: What's the difference?
Yahoo Life Pop Culture via AOL· 1 year agoBiological sex and gender identity expression, though largely interconnected, can sometimes hold different meanings for different people. (Illustration:...
Scientists Are Cracking Ancient Chromosomal Complications
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFinding a Missing Chromosome in Prehistoric DNASCIEPRO - Getty Images Sex chromosome abnormalities,...
Are Identical Twins Always the Same Sex and Gender?
Parents via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoLearn why identical twins are almost always the same sex, though they may be different genders. Medically reviewed by Alyssa Dweck, MS, MD, FACOG...
2,500-year-old skeletons reveal familiar genetic conditions in the Iron Age, study says
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 4 months agoResearchers in the United Kingdom have discovered a way to identify genetic conditions in people who...
Where sexes come by the thousands
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe split gill mushroom _Schizophyllum commune_, a fungal species that includes more than 20,000 sexes. Bernard SpraggBy the end of every spring...
AstraZeneca under fire after LGBT+ staff group issue training saying ‘sex is not binary’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has been criticised after training material was distributed to...
