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  • ThermonuclearCactus@lemmy.blahaj.zonetomemes@lemmy.worldIt's pure coincidence
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    9 days ago

    It’s because more information is encoded on the X chromosome then the Y, having two copies of the X chromosome makes it less likely for a mutation in that chromosome to cause cancer because there’s another non-defective copy to potentially diminish the mutation’s effect.

    However stupid shit like that probably sways the needle as well.