Why Y Chromosomes Might Disappear
Is it possible that Y Chromosomes might actually disappear from genetic code? What would happen to species as we know them? We're generally taught that chromosomes determine an animal's sex, but turns out, it is way more nuanced than that. Learn what's going on in this new episode of SciShow, hosted by Rose Bear Don't Walk! SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at / scishow ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: / scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Chris Peters, Matt Curls, Kevin Bealer, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jacob, Christopher R Boucher, Nazara, charles george, Christoph Schwanke, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Adam, Brainard, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, James Knight, GrowingViolet, Sam Lutfi, Alisa Sherbow, Jason A Saslow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Melida Williams ------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: http://www.scishowtangents.org Facebook: / scishow Twitter: / scishow Instagram: / thescishow ---------- SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at / scishow ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: / scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Chris Peters, Matt Curls, Kevin Bealer, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jacob, Christopher R Boucher, Nazara, charles george, Christoph Schwanke, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Adam, Brainard, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, James Knight, GrowingViolet, Sam Lutfi, Alisa Sherbow, Jason A Saslow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Melida Williams ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: http://www.scishowtangents.org Facebook: / scishow Twitter: / scishow Instagram: / thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... https://www.nature.com/scitable/defin... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB... https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelve... https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelve... https://jmg.bmj.com/content/jmedgenet... https://www.nature.com/scitable/topic... https://www.nature.com/scitable/topic... https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi... https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/studies-... https://www.gutenberg.org/files/31545... https://academic.oup.com/mbe/article/... https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/... https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi... https://royalsocietypublishing.org/do... https://www.genetics.org/content/207/... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB... https://academic.oup.com/jhered/artic... https://www.nature.com/articles/natur... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21967... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... https://academic.oup.com/icb/article/... https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene... https://www.genetics.org/content/207/... https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/... https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ne... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregor_... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/qua... https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/pla... https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/car... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/fer... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norther... https://www.storyblocks.com/video/sto...

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