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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480 million years old: Octopuses have sex chromosomes more ancient than dinosaurs
Researchers from the University of Oregon have solved a longstanding biological mystery: octopuses utilize a specific ...
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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 ...