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>> They have a Y chromosome. They are a male. It’s the lack of the Y not the presence of two Xs that make a woman a woman > Unfortunately, it just is not that
by tablespoon 5y ago
>> They have a Y chromosome. They are a male. It’s the lack of the Y not the presence of two Xs that make a woman a woman
> Unfortunately, it just is not that simple.
Unfortunately, it probably is that simple:
https://www.webmd.com/men/klinefelter-syndrome https://www.webmd.com/men/klinefelter-syndrome:
> Klinefelter syndrome is a genetic condition in which a boy is born with an extra X chromosome. Instead of the typical XY chromosomes in men, they have XXY, so this condition is sometimes called XXY syndrome.
> Men with Klinefelter usually don’t know they have it until they run into problems trying to have a child.
When people say things like "males have XY chromosomes," it's a somewhat fuzzy shorthand for the idea that "maleness" is determined by the natural progression of certain biological processes. That those processes can rarely take a few unusual twists and turns to get to that phenotype doesn't invalidate the core idea.
- epgui 5y agoIt is not that simple, and I am not merely referring to Klinefelter syndrome. There are a myriad nuances.
- tablespoon 5y ago> ...and I am not merely referring to Klinefelter syndrome. There are a myriad nuances. And I wasn't exclusively referring to it either. My point there's a legitimate idea there that isn't undermined by slight fuzziness or technical imprecision in layman definitions. This isn't a perfect analogy, but Wikipedia has red as light with a wavelength of 625–750nm [1]. A lot of these discussions are a lot like trying to undermine the concept of red itself by noting that 624nm light exists. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visible_spectrum#Spectral_colors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visible_spectrum#Spectral_colo...