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You might find more luck with the term “intersex” or in more historical sources, hermaphroditism. From the wiki for mosaic DNA: > In rare cases, intersex cond
by aspaceman 6y ago
You might find more luck with the term “intersex” or in more historical sources, hermaphroditism.
From the wiki for mosaic DNA:
> In rare cases, intersex conditions can be caused by mosaicism where some cells in the body have XX and others XY chromosomes (46, XX/XY).[12][13] In the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, where a fly possessing two X chromosomes is a female and a fly possessing a single X chromosome is a sterile male, a loss of an X chromosome early in embryonic development can result in sexual mosaics, or gynandromorphs.
> An example of this is one of the milder forms of Klinefelter syndrome, called 46,XY/47,XXY mosaic wherein some of the patient's cells contain XY chromosomes, and some contain XXY chromosomes.
So yes. Looks like it occurs in humans enough to be a big area of study for intersex understanding. There’s a lot of research on sex in this area, but it’s hard to dig through. (And a recommendation for the game “House of Fata Morgana” if you’d like a fictional telling of this history).
- swebs 6y ago>You might find more luck with the term “intersex” or in more historical sources, hermaphroditism. Not exactly. Intersex only refers to hermaphroditism in humans, mainly for political reasons. In all other species, its still called hermaphroditism.
- pseudalopex 6y agoIntersex includes conditions hermaphroditism doesn't.
- swebs 6y agoDo you have more info?
- pseudalopex 6y agoUsually hermaphroditism means an organism can produce male or female gametes. For humans it meant they had ovarian and testicular tissue.