The weird history of the "sex chromosomes"

Title:
The weird history of the "sex chromosomes"
Speaker:
Molly Webster
Description:

The common thinking on biological sex goes like this: females have two X chromosomes in their cells, while males have one X and one Y. In this myth-busting talk, science writer and podcaster Molly Webster shows why the so-called "sex chromosomes" are more complicated than this simple definition -- and reveals why we should think about them differently.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
13:34
Format: HTML5
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