Dec 10, 2022
Men are losing their Y chromosome, and rats could show our future
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: existential risks, sex
What alternative sex-determining system will we adapt?
The sex of human and other mammal babies is decided by a male-determining gene on the Y chromosome. But the human Y chromosome is degenerating and may disappear in a few million years, leading to our extinction unless we evolve a new sex gene.
A new paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science shows how the spiny rat has evolved a new male-determining gene.
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