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Having 2 x chromosomes just means you have repeats of mostly the same stuff. Men are not missing those genes. If anything women are missing the genetic information found on the Y. According the the drake principle having less genomic material would actually make us more adaptable..
Also a locust has more genes than you so I'm assuming it is more advanced. Males are on average smarter, faster, stronger, more empathetic, less prone to mental illness. On the face of it you would assume men are more biologically fit. On that same token we would assume the sloth to not be biologically fit but it keeps on going. Men and women are about equal numerically so I would say they are equal biologically.
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I thought the y was essentially mostly a remnant or subset of an x. I did not suggest men are missing genes , more that there is redundancy in the event of deleterious mutations.
The Y is a decedent of the typical X chromosome but their departure from one another is as old as mamalia. They would be as genetically unique from one another as my X would be from a platypus's X. At least as I understand it.
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[–] luckyguy 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
Having 2 x chromosomes just means you have repeats of mostly the same stuff. Men are not missing those genes. If anything women are missing the genetic information found on the Y. According the the drake principle having less genomic material would actually make us more adaptable..
Also a locust has more genes than you so I'm assuming it is more advanced. Males are on average smarter, faster, stronger, more empathetic, less prone to mental illness. On the face of it you would assume men are more biologically fit. On that same token we would assume the sloth to not be biologically fit but it keeps on going. Men and women are about equal numerically so I would say they are equal biologically.
[–] doctor_cucumber 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
two copies of the same gene can allow for unique dna exploitation that is impossible with just one copy
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I thought the y was essentially mostly a remnant or subset of an x. I did not suggest men are missing genes , more that there is redundancy in the event of deleterious mutations.
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The Y is a decedent of the typical X chromosome but their departure from one another is as old as mamalia. They would be as genetically unique from one another as my X would be from a platypus's X. At least as I understand it.
You edited your post didn't you?