Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have taken a big step in solving the mystery around why animals evolve sex chromosomes. It had long been proposed that sex chromosomes evolved to reduce “sexual conflict,” the evolution of features which are sub-optimal for either sex. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have taken a big step in solving the mystery around why animals evolve sex chromosomes. It had long been proposed that sex chromosomes evolved to reduce “sexual conflict,” the evolution of features which are sub-optimal for either sex. Evolution Molecular & Computational biology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Sex chromosomes may reduce ‘sexual conflict’ during evolution, say researchers
