Why Are There No Male Queen Bees?
Male bees typically die after mating with the queen bee, but even if they survive, they cannot become a "queen." What is a Queen Bee?The queen bee is a mature ...
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Why do most humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes?
You may have heard that 137 is a magic number, but if you ask a geneticist, they will tell you that the real magic number is 46.Why 46? Because that ...
Discovery of sex chromosomes 248 million years ago in octopuses
Scientists have discovered the oldest known sex chromosomes in octopuses and squids, dating back 455 million to 248 million years ago—180 million years earlier than the previous record.Ancient chromosomes found ...
Does the Superman Syndrome really transform an ordinary person into a superhero?
The so-called "Superman Syndrome" is not related to the superhero Superman; instead, it refers to a condition classified as chromosomal aneuploidy (an abnormality in the structure or number of chromosomes) ...
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