Octopuses Have a Secret Sex Chromosome – and It’s Older Than Dinosaurs
New research at the UO reveals that they have been using one that has existed for 480 million years. The octopus has just ...
What Lurks in This Flower’s Bizarrely Large Y Chromosome?
Scientists published a full genetic sequence of the genes that make some white campions male, and hope their work could ...
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Is mom to blame for cognitive decline? How X chromosomes influence brain aging in women
Study reveals the impact of X chromosome on brain aging in women. Learn how maternal and paternal X chromosome can influence cognitive abilities.
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Octopuses have some of the oldest known sex chromosomes
Researchers have identified a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus. This chromosome has likely been around for 480 million years, since before octopuses split apart from the nautilus on ...
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Mystery revealed: Octopuses’ sex chromosome is 480 million years old
The research suggest octopus and other cephalopods, like squid and cuttlefish, all rely on the ancient chromosome to ...