The human Y chromosome could disappear over time, putting our species in jeopardy. But some rodents have managed just fine without it – and we now know how.
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The negative health effects of Y chromosome loss could be one potential reason women tend to live longer than men.
A lie about children’s paternity back in 1700 means tens of thousands of South Africans today are using the wrong surname.
A new study of nearly 500,000 individuals finds that many genes affect same-sex behavior, including newly identified candidates that may regulate smell and sex hormones.
Understanding the sex lives of fungi can help in finding answers about disease control.
Like it or not, evidence now shows that men and women differ genetically far more profoundly that we previously recognised. An analysis from the 2017 winner of the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science.
The 2017 Prime Minister’s Science Prize winner is genetic researcher Professor Jenny Graves, well known for her 2002 suggestion that the male Y chromosome will self-destruct.
Genetic evidence has become a critical aspect of modern criminal investigations. What are the methods and approaches used in present-day DNA forensics?
What produces the differences between men and women? Are they trivial or profound? Are they genetic or environmental, or both? And are men really closer genetically to chimpanzees than to women?
The Y chromosome, that little chain of genes that determines the sex of humans, is not as tough as you might think. In fact, if we look at the Y chromosome over the course of our evolution we’ve seen it…
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Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation.Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Merlin Crossley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Quality and Professor of Molecular Biology, UNSW Sydney
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Research fellow, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral fellow, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indiana University
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Professor in Genetics, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia
