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

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

  2. 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.