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Human Males Evolve At a Faster Pace Than Females

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can't-say-i'm-surprised dept.

Tisha_AH writes "A report by the Whitehead Institute indicates that the human Y chromosome present in males is evolving at a furious pace. Across the chromosome there can be as much as a 33% difference within humans alone. The portions of the chromosome evolving fastest are related to sperm production."

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  1. At last... by ls671 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Al least some scientific data ;-)

    Very seriously, I had a feminist girlfriend that wouldn't believe a child sex was defined by the spermatozoid. According to her the female genitals were as much responsible for the sex of the child.

    I guess this article explains everything, she needs more evolution in order to understand those advanced concepts ;-))

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  2. That's because women keep changing their mind by Snarfangel · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...at what they are looking for in a mate.

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    1. Re:That's because women keep changing their mind by MadKeithV · · Score: 5, Funny

      Correction: they always want what YOU haven't got.

  3. Er... by Wrexs0ul · · Score: 3, Funny

    You're correct, males do tend to generate more sperm than females...

    -Matt

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  4. Re:Males are not a population by Maxo-Texas · · Score: 4, Funny

    Possible reasons...
    1) Sperm better resists the flood of estrogen chemicals and produces more babies.
    2) Random chemicals in the environment are mutating the Y gene faster (so change is not coming from a benefit just a lot of random change)
    3) Sperm lasts longer to evade birth control as long as possible.
    Male sperm production is down by about 1/20th of what it used to be the last I read so there is a lot of pressure here.
    4) Mutated sperm trying to develop laser beams to cut through condoms and diaphrams.

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  5. Re:Males are not a population by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thankfully I survived the life-threatening aspects of soldering back in my days of playing with electronics.

  6. Re:Males are not a population by at_slashdot · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Historically only 40% of all males were able to produce offspring"

    And you write this on Slashdot, you insensitive clod?!

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  7. Re:Males are not a population by Trails · · Score: 3, Funny

    w00t, already half a dozen people pointing out my typo! Let's keep this going, I'm aiming for the barker's dozen!