Men are slowly losing their Y chromosome, but a discovery in spiny rats brings hope for humanity

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.


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Source: Phys.org