The octopus is a marvel of the sea. With their eight flexible, sucker-lined tentacles, their vast intelligence, and the ability to squeeze themselves into tight spaces, these cephalopods have long captured our wonder. While the octopus still holds many secrets, a new study helps answer the long-held question of how these creatures determine their sex.
Dating back 480 million years, octopuses have one of the oldest known sex chromosomes, according to a new study published in Current Biology. The study unveils that octopuses determine their sex through chromosomes, which helps researchers explore more of the octopus’ genetic history.
