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A depletion of Neanderthal DNA on the X chromosome may, therefore, reflect a classic biological phenomenon, not the lingering trace of an erotic choice.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

The team analyzed modern human DNA preserved in Neanderthals, and found an abundance on the X chromosome -- the mirror opposite of humans.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

Researchers suspected that the mutation causing the condition was somewhere on the X chromosome, because females, which have two X chromosomes, are less affected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

As it a gene only on the X chromosome in this case controlling the pigment production then one missing piece of DNA is enough to turn a cat fully ginger.

From BBC ● May 15, 2025

Any egg fertilized by a Y-bearing sperm will become a male with white eyes because the only X chromosome that the male contains comes from his mother and is white producing.

From A Critique of the Theory of Evolution by Thomas Hunt Morgan


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