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5. A Y chromosome is missing an entire leg of evolution.

Sun Sep 3, 2023, 09:33 AM

Sep 2023

An X chromosome is complete.

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Scientists have finally decoded mysteries of the Y chromosome. Here's why it matters (CNN) [View all] eppur_se_muova Sep 2023 OP

werent we told they had sequenced the entire human genome years ago? Blues Heron Sep 2023 #1

The Y chromosome is behind cyclonefence Sep 2023 #2

Bang Bang Boebert and Empty G have a Y chromosome? wnylib Sep 2023 #3

Nothing else makes sense! Alexander Of Assyria Sep 2023 #4

Maybe cyclonefence Sep 2023 #8

Steroids can cause aggression tom_kelly Sep 2023 #11

Say what? I do not have a Y chromosome. wnylib Sep 2023 #19

Y would you say such a thing? ;) Chainfire Sep 2023 #12

Just trying to Xpress myself cyclonefence Sep 2023 #13

That's a bit of a broad stroke, don't you think? paleotn Sep 2023 #15

Yeah, but do those crazy women cyclonefence Sep 2023 #17

They support, defend, and encourage those who do. wnylib Sep 2023 #20

They commit mass murder through wnylib Sep 2023 #22

Good point. paleotn Sep 2023 #24

A Y chromosome is missing an entire leg of evolution. Higherarky Sep 2023 #5

Took me a moment ... Delphinus Sep 2023 #6

And women have TWO of them. An X and a spare. Irish_Dem Sep 2023 #7

I think the X has to do with map reading LiberalArkie Sep 2023 #9

haha I think you're on to something there... chia Sep 2023 #14

Or where we keep the mustard cyclonefence Sep 2023 #18

And where any lost object in the home is located. Irish_Dem Sep 2023 #23

This all certainly does explain some stuff... birdographer Sep 2023 #10

LOL. See my #19. wnylib Sep 2023 #21

Why run up the score that badly .... JT45242 Sep 2023 #16