THE VIDEO SHELF · x-chromosome inactivation
Why Women Are Stripey
Veritasium explains X-chromosome inactivation, where different cells in a woman's body switch off different X chromosomes, giving a mosaic pattern. It uses animation from the WEHI institute and connects to calico cat coloring.
Why HN readers recommended it
Commenters point to it as the best short explanation of X inactivation and why calico cats and some human traits are mosaics.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Veritasium
- Topic
- x-chromosome inactivation
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2015–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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This is only tangentially related, but Veritasium has a fantastic video that discusses the genetics behind the random color patterns of calico cats: [VIDEO]
dacohenii on Hacker News · 2019-07
In Cat ColorsThe next article in this series on "Which sex is playing higher stakes reproductive game?" is also worth reading: [LINK] It reminds me of an interesting hypothesis I've read about the other day that the concept marriage plays a significant role in the success of …
rndn on Hacker News · 2015-07
In How Can There Still Be a Sex Difference, Even When There Is No Sex Difference?
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