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Well...at least we won't be arguing over which bathrooms to use
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.
The good news is two branches of rodents have already lost their Y chromosome and have lived to tell the tale.
The Y Chromosome Is Slowly Vanishing. A New Sex Gene Could Be The Future of Men
The sex of human and other mammal babies is decided by a male-determining gene on the Y chromosome.
www.sciencealert.com
The good news is two branches of rodents have already lost their Y chromosome and have lived to tell the tale.