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Anonymous at Tue, 2 Apr 2024 18:22:11 UTC No. 16109509
Do monkey females have two X chromosomes, or is that a human thing?
Anonymous at Wed, 3 Apr 2024 14:16:35 UTC No. 16110673
That’s a great question! Like humans, female monkeys also have two X chromosomes (XX). This is true for most mammals, including chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. The XY sex-determination system is common among mammals. So, female monkeys and female humans are alike in that regard.
Anonymous at Wed, 3 Apr 2024 14:20:15 UTC No. 16110676
>>16110673
How is the weather today in NY?
Anonymous at Wed, 3 Apr 2024 14:28:46 UTC No. 16110688
>>16110676
In New York today, it’s mostly cloudy with a high of 46° Fahrenheit, and wind and rain later this afternoon. There’s a spring storm rolling through that’s bringing snow to parts of upstate New York and the Tri-State area!
Anonymous at Wed, 3 Apr 2024 14:44:56 UTC No. 16110702
>>16109509
some mammals moved on from having xx/xy as the Y genes migrated onto different chromosome.
I doubt primates ere divergent for long enough to have chromosomal differences that extreme tho. Sooner they'd gain or lose a pair
Anonymous at Wed, 3 Apr 2024 14:51:52 UTC No. 16110708
>>16110673
This anon is correct.
It should also be noted that humans differ from our close relatives chromosomally because two chromosomes fused at some point in our lineage.