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Those are birth defects though. For instance, we still understand humans as being bipedal despite anomalies that prevent a tiny fraction of humans from being bi
by yucky 4y ago
Those are birth defects though. For instance, we still understand humans as being bipedal despite anomalies that prevent a tiny fraction of humans from being bipedal.
- inetknght 4y ago`XXY` is a valid combination of sex chromosomes. The person has two `X` chromosomes so is female. The person also has one `Y` chromosome so is male. Which sex is the person? Is it a birth defect?
- evandale 4y agoXXY is Klinefelter syndrome. By definition it's a condition where boys and men are born with an extra X chromosome. Their sex is male because, also by definition, the presence of a Y chromosome means male.
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- fullmoon 4y agoThe term “birth defect” fell out of use because of its stigmatizing word construction. Chromosomal abnormalities would be the modern term, it applies to both sexual as well as other chromosomal abnormalities like Down. But to answer the question as asked: Yes, it fulfills the definition of the older term.
- yucky 4y ago> Is it a birth defect? Yes.