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EPISODE · May 19, 2021

If the Y chromosome goes extinct, do humans? And how are humans like fish?

from Lost in Science · host Stu Burns, Claire Farrugia, Chris Lassig

This week on Lost in Science Chris looks into sex genes in mammals and finds out how some species can live with different arrangements of parental genes, and Claire dives deep into the behaviour of Zebra Fish to find out why they are one of the most studied species in the world, and how in many ways they are similar to humans.

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