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Sunday, March 23, 2014 12:11 PM
6IXSTRINGJACK
Quote:The X [chromosome]has about 1000 genes left, too many relating to sex and intelligence, she says. The smaller Y started with about 1700 genes but only has 45 left, and that's mostly "junk". "It is a lovely example of what I call dumb design," she told AAP. "It is an evolutionary accident." If humans don't become extinct, new sex-determining genes and chromosomes will evolve, maybe leading to the evolution of new hominid species.
Sunday, March 23, 2014 1:08 PM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Sunday, March 23, 2014 1:50 PM
Sunday, March 23, 2014 2:45 PM
1KIKI
Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.
Monday, March 24, 2014 12:47 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: Her facts can be checked for accuracy. I personally am not going to do that, but maybe you could give it a try before dismissing the information as a product of an unhappy childhood. Here's a start - it's a link to a google search number of genes on human y chromosome: https://www.google.com/#q=number+of+genes+on+human+y+chromosome As for her conclusions, I personally don't have enough information to either agree or disagree. It's one of just a whole number of things I put into the 'miscellaneous whatever' mental junk drawer.
Monday, March 24, 2014 1:38 PM
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