Is the Y chromosome threatened with extinction?

2023-10-06 05:00:08
Two articles published in August in the journal “Nature” reveal the secrets of the Y chromosome, the number of genes of which has continued to decrease for 170 million years. In this podcast, Florence Rosier, journalist in the science department of “Le Monde”, recounts the controversy surrounding the fate of the human male chromosome, the extinction of which some scientists prophesy.
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