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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I mean it’s literally shrinking over time.. deteriorating. It will very likely eventually become useless, and die out.

I guess you can call that evolution if you want.. it’s certainly a selection pressure, anyway.

https://www.earth.com/news/will-men-disappear-the-y-chromosome-is-constantly-shrinking/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Thank you for the clarification! I was wondering if you meant literal shrinking, like telomeres, but over generations. I retract my former complaint!