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Oldest known sex chromosome emerged 248 million years ago in an octopus ancestor (www.livescience.com)
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[–] Wermhatswormhat 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Cephalopods are so much cooler than we give them credit for. These guys sex!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

For some weird reason, I'm picturing Roger from American Dad.

[–] darthsid 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

So it had sex with the rest of the animals?

[–] Wodge 11 points 9 months ago

The first consentacle.

[–] ChihuahuaOfDoom 5 points 9 months ago

Nice

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Scientific studies in Japan show strong correlation of evolution on tentacles and sex chromosomes. 👀