The human Y chromosome, responsible for determining male sex, has been gradually shrinking over millions of years. This ...

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In the past, several studies have spoken of a likely situation in which men may cease to exist on the face of the Earth. However, there might be hope in the form of a study that was published in 2022 ...

The Y chromosome is perhaps the most puzzling part of the human genome. Associated with male development, it is chock-full of repetitive and inverted stretches of DNA, a hurdle that makes it ...

Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation. Neanderthals, the closest cousins of modern humans, lived in parts of Europe and Asia until their extinction some 30,000 years ago. Genetic studies are ...

Sex is determined in a variety of different ways throughout the animal kingdom. In mammals, it is determined genetically, not by temperature, as it can be in reptiles. Typically, females have two X ...

Scientists published a full genetic sequence of the genes that make some white campions male, and hope their work could unlock how the flower got that way. By Veronique Greenwood The vast majority of ...

Earlier this year, the often overlooked issue of differences in sex development came to the fore after two women boxers were allowed to compete in the Olympics after previously failing a gender ...