Probably good news - men aren't going to die out

[Codswallop]

Well there's a twist for the books - overly dramatic science findings have been found to be (probably) wrong with regards to the male extinction theory.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-1712...

Some pertinent bits for those not wishing to read the whole article;

1)Male extinction theory is probably bks.

2)

Article said:

the Y chromosome now has about 78 genes, compared with about 800 in the X chromosome.

So men are less complicated than women. Fact.

3)

Article said:

It's a very nice piece of work, showing that gene loss in the male-specific region of the Y chromosome proceeds rapidly at first - exponentially in fact - but then reaches a point at which purifying selection brings this process to a halt

Aw yeah, nice work Y chromosome

[R300will]

It is a stupid idea to think we would die out anyway. Who would look after the cars, open jars, take the rubbish out? not to mention reproduce

[Simpo Two]

'The predictions were based on comparisons between the human X and Y sex chromosomes. While these chromosomes were once thought to be identical far back in the early history of mammals, the Y chromosome now has about 78 genes, compared with about 800 in the X chromosome.'


If my biology serves me correctly then a Y chromosome is about 3/4 of an X chromosome. Having genes in pairs is handy because if one mutates, there's another to take over. Indeed pairs of chromosomes are the whole point of sexual vs assexual reproduction - it gives you an advantage/allows you to evolve.