Men Are Slowly Losing Their Y Chromosome, But A New Sex Gene Discovery In Spiny Rats Brings Hope For Humanity
(MENAFN- The Conversation) 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 …