Oldest known sex chromosome emerged 248 million years ago in an octopus ancestor
https://www.livescience.com/animals/octopuses/oldest-known-sex-chromosome-emerged-248-million-years-ago-in-an-octopus-ancestor
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Wermhatswormhat@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
Cephalopods are so much cooler than we give them credit for. These guys sex!
Maeve@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
For some weird reason, I'm picturing Roger from American Dad.
darthsid@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
So it had sex with the rest of the animals?
Wodge@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
The first consentacle.
ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Nice
wargreymon2023@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 2y
Scientific studies in Japan show strong correlation of evolution on tentacles and sex chromosomes. 👀