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Humans could become extinct unless we change sex as we know it
The humble Y chromosome may seem simple, but it’s responsible for determining the male sex.And the bad news… It’s degenerating in humans and may disappear in a few million years, which could lead to our extinction.That is, some experts warn, unless we evolve a new sex gene. Fast.The issue is...
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The humble Y chromosome may seem simple, but it’s responsible for determining the male sex.
The issue is that the Y chromosome has been decaying since it first formed some 180 million years ago, most likely thanks to inversions – when a segment breaks off and reattaches within the same chromosome, but in the reverse orientation.
