Male sex chromosome losing genes by rapid evolution, study reveals

Scientists have long suspected that the sex chromosome that only males carry is deteriorating and could disappear entirely within a few million years, but until now, no one has understood the evolutionary processes that control this chromosome's demise.

If you want to include this story in your blog, copy and paste this formatted text:

<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news167026463.html">Male sex chromosome losing genes by rapid evolution, study reveals</a></p> <p>Scientists have long suspected that the sex chromosome that only males carry is deteriorating and could disappear entirely within a few million years, but until now, no one has understood the evolutionary processes that control this chromosome's demise.</p>