Men are in terminal trouble
Tell me in simple terms, I plead, why the male Y chromosome is deteriorating.
‘Basically,’ he says, taking a deep breath, ‘the Y chromosome is a male signifier. It evolves quite rapidly, but downhill. We now have the human DNA sequence and the surprise is to find that most of it is not functional. It’s either decayed, or it’s simply redundant. That’s true for the entire human chromosome sequence. If you look at the Y, though, that truth is multiplied maybe 30 times. It’s only got 20 genes on it, most of which are employed keeping the cell it’s in alive.’
[x]#327 fan zondag 23 maart 2003 @ 21:32:16
lieuwe op 26 maart 2003 @ 19:44:30
It ferwndert my net. Froulju hawwe in broedstove, manlju net en wurde sa op den duer fansels in kear oerstallich. Sadra t de froulju harsels befruchtsje kinne is it dien mei it Y chromosoom.