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Because he himself is male, and got the Y chromosome that makes him biologically male through the biological male line. His X chromosome from the mother could
by zdragnar 5y ago
Because he himself is male, and got the Y chromosome that makes him biologically male through the biological male line.
His X chromosome from the mother could have come from either her maternal or paternal lineage, so it seems less "direct".
Edit: I presume a biological focus given the other comment on how by not having children, he becomes a dead end of 4 billion years of reproduction.
- RC_ITR 5y agoSure, but why not Mitochondrial DNA? It just struck me as weird to gender it. I will hold my tongue on the romance point.
- floatingatoll 5y agoWell, it’s not weird, it’s predictable and an inherent outcome of many current societies overwriting the female lineage with their male mate’s. I do agree with the point you’re trying to make, but, it’s just a patrilineal mindset. Not weird, but problematic all the same. I find it’s best to be plain and direct about these things so that everyone else is on the same page about your beliefs, as otherwise we all end up in arguing about rhetoric instead of reevaluating unconsidered beliefs.
- zdragnar 5y agoGender has nothing to do with it. He has no chance of passing on his mitochondrial DNA, whether or not he has children. On the other hand, should he choose not to have children, he will represent a change of behavior that has lasted as long as the Y chromosome has- he is the end of the line. The same would be true if by chance he only passed on his X chromosome, but at least then the attempt was made, and he could keep trying as long as he had willing partner(s).