What stands out the most about this ancient cephalopod sex chromosome is how little the chromosome has changed over time.

The research suggest octopus and other cephalopods, like squid and cuttlefish, all rely on the ancient chromosome to ...

The octopus just revealed another one of its secrets: what determines its sex. University of Oregon researchers have ...

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Cephalopods may have the oldest sex chromosomes of any animal, according to a new discovery in the octopus genome.

This happens when the sex chromosomes fail to separate properly during cell division. In creatures like birds and butterflies, which have a ZW sex-determination system (contrary to the human XY ...