HOME / Chatterbox : Gossip, speculation, and scuttlebutt about politics. Gene Fool Posted Tuesday, June 3, 1997, at 2:35 PM ET Tweet Correction Chatterbox would like to apologize to chromosomes of all shapes and colors for the egregious genetic error in yesterday's item. Advertisement Maleness is associated with the Y chromosome. (Special thanks goes to Andrew Brecher, who was the first to point out our goof.) Slate Slide Shows A Cockfight in Manila Rick Santorum's Vests of Many Colors Chocolate Advertisements in the 20th and 21st Centuries Tweet MYSLATE Save this story. Follow all Chatterbox articles. Follow the News and Politics section. Follow stories by . MySlate is a new tool that you track your favorite parts Slate. You can follow authors and sections, track comment threads you're interested in, and more.