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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:Males are not a population by corbettw · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is called "sex selection," and Darwin wrote extensively about it.

    Ugh, I always thought that old dude looked like a pervert!

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  2. Re:So from what I can gather... by Scrameustache · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    As we live a more sedentary lifestyle these days, penile and scrotal trauma are much less common.

    You say that like it's a bad thing! ;-(

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  3. Re:Males are not a population by Maxo-Texas · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Woo hoo! Rescued from offtopic obscurity by fellow XKCD and Linux fans!

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