This commentary is a repost from "Sex on Wednesdays" by Martha Kempner on Substack. Find her other articles on The Queen...

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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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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 ...

Scientists at University of Oregon discover one of the oldest known animal sex chromosomes in California two-spot octopus.

The research suggest octopus and other cephalopods, like squid and cuttlefish, all rely on the ancient chromosome to ...

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What an extra special kitty!” one person gushed in the comments ... But why are there more female Calicos than males? It comes down to chromosomes. The Calico pattern is connected to the X chromosome ...