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Scuentists discovered a Utah family that has been having twice as many boys as girls for seven generations. It is the first clear evidence that humans might have ‘selfish genes’ that distort the sex ratio of offspring from roughly 50:50.


Genealogy study claims first conclusive case of sex ‘distortion’ in humans — but not all researchers are convinced.

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