OmegaMouse

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Why are there so many Christmas songs, yet hardly any New Year's ones? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] OmegaMouse@pawb.social 3 points 12 hours ago

Yes I think you're right - there's a lot of lead-up to christmas and it's usually a time where you come together over a few days. Whereas NYE is one evening, and it doesn't involve special food or presents etc. (just lots of booze)

Why are there so many Christmas songs, yet hardly any New Year's ones? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] OmegaMouse@pawb.social 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

That's a good point. I wonder if there are many songs dedicated to new year for people following those calendars?

Why are there so many Christmas songs, yet hardly any New Year's ones? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] OmegaMouse@pawb.social 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Ohh a good selection, thanks!

Why are there so many Christmas songs, yet hardly any New Year's ones? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] OmegaMouse@pawb.social 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Oh that's interesting to hear! What new year's songs do you know then?

Why are there so many Christmas songs, yet hardly any New Year's ones? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] OmegaMouse@pawb.social 1 points 13 hours ago (6 children)

I'm from the UK. Whereabouts are you from, to have never heard a christmas song?

Why are there so many Christmas songs, yet hardly any New Year's ones? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] OmegaMouse@pawb.social 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

That's true, but you don't really hear them being played once christmas is over

Why are there so many Christmas songs, yet hardly any New Year's ones? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] OmegaMouse@pawb.social 7 points 13 hours ago (4 children)

Fireworks I guess?

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Why are there so many Christmas songs, yet hardly any New Year's ones? (pawb.social)
 

I can think of one - auld lang syne. Are there any others? Why not? If anything, New Year's is celebrated by everyone whereas Christmas isn't.

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If we get two sets of chromosomes, how does our body decide which genes to use? (pawb.social)
 

So, say I get a set of chromosomes from my Mum which contains the X chromosome and the same from my Dad, but with the Y chromosome. I now have two sets of the same 22 chromosomes, plus an X and a Y.

For chromosome number one for example, is everything from my Dad's side activated? My Mum's? Or is is a random selection of genes within each chromosome?

And does the X chromosome do anything for me, or is it turned off, and only used if I pass it on to the next generation?

Follow up question: I believe that women actually recombine their X chromosomes when passing these on, but men can't recombine X and Y. So everything on your Dad's side stays the same. Does this have any impact? For example are you more likely to inherit genetic defects from your Dad's side?