Octopuses Have a Secret Sex Chromosome – and It’s Older Than Dinosaurs
New research at the UO reveals that they have been using one that has existed for 480 million years. The octopus has just ...
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Mystery revealed: Octopuses’ sex chromosome is 480 million years old
The research suggest octopus and other cephalopods, like squid and cuttlefish, all rely on the ancient chromosome to ...
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Octopuses May Have 480 Million-Year-Old Sex Chromosomes
Discover how researchers identified an octopus' ancient sex chromosomes and why their genetic history is such a mystery.
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480 million years old: Octopuses have sex chromosomes more ancient than dinosaurs
What stands out the most about this ancient cephalopod sex chromosome is how little the chromosome has changed over time.
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Octopuses have some of the oldest known sex chromosomes
Researchers have identified a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus. This chromosome has likely been around for 480 million years, since before octopuses split apart from the nautilus on ...
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Trump’s new gender rules gut a key part of the Prison Rape Elimination Act
PREA instituted new changes like preventing unnecessary, invasive searches of inmates’ genitals to determine gender; considering whether housing assignments would pose safety threats based on ...
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Sex chromosome discovered in octopuses is 480 million years old
Scientists at University of Oregon discover one of the oldest known animal sex chromosomes in California two-spot octopus.