Step Back Y Chromosome, X Is Getting Some Respect In The Evolution Of Sexual Reproduction

There's a perception among some that it's a man's world and they get all the attention.   If you've ever been in a bar or a library or a baseball game, you know this is not true - have a woman drop a napkin and see what happens whereas a man could be bleeding out his eyes and be unnoticed.   But women want to keep men on their toes by pretending they are in charge. Now the gig may be up, thanks to biology.    University of California, Berkeley biologist Doris Bachtrog and her colleagues say that the history of the X chromosome offers important clues to the origins and benefits of sexual reproduction.     X even compensates for the degeneration of Y, which will get people talking. Take that,  much-studied male-determining Y chromosome.  read more

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