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I thought they meant hermaphrodite but then saw the picture. They mean luterally half, right down the middle.

CWuestefeld 3y ago
It seems like a lot of people want to jump in and start making political points, before taking time to read the article.
andsoitis 3y ago
> I thought they meant hermaphrodite The case in the article is gynandromorphism. Intersex is not necessarily a form of gynandromorphism. Intersex refers to individuals who have biological characteristics that don't fit neatly into the two biological sexes of male and female. This can include variations in chromosomes, gonads, hormones, or genitals. Gynandromorphism is a specific type of chimera, where the individual has both male and female tissues distributed in a mosaic pattern. This typically happens due to an error during early embryonic development. Occurs mainly in species of animals with strong sexual dimorphism. In some cases, intersex individuals might have features resembling gynandromorphism, but usually it is more subtle variation in sex characteristics rather than a mosaic pattern of male and female traits.
- guerrilla 3y ago
  I'm not sure why you're trying to tell me about intersex. I was talking about hermaphroditism like in earthworms and snails.
- thfuran 3y ago
  >Occurs mainly in species of animals with strong sexual dimorphism Occurs or is noticed?
  - andsoitis 3y ago
    I’ll just quote Wikipedia directly: “Gynandromorphism has been noted in Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) since the 1700s.[1][2][3] It has also been observed in crustaceans, such as lobsters and crabs, in spiders,[4] ticks,[5] flies,[6] locusts,[7] crickets,[8] dragonflies,[9] ants,[10][11] termites,[12] bees,[13] lizards,[14] snakes,[15] rodents,[16][17] and birds.[18][19][20][21][22] It is generally rare but reporting depends on ease of detecting it (whether a species is strongly sexually dimorphic) and how well-studied a region or organism is. For example, up until 2023 gynandromorphism had been reported in more than 40 bird species, but the vast majority of these are from the Palearctic and Nearctic, indicating that it likely is underreported in parts of the world that are not as biologically well-studied.”

It seems like a lot of people want to jump in and start making political points, before taking time to read the article.

andsoitis 3y ago

> I thought they meant hermaphrodite The case in the article is gynandromorphism. Intersex is not necessarily a form of gynandromorphism. Intersex refers to individuals who have biological characteristics that don't fit neatly into the two biological sexes of male and female. This can include variations in chromosomes, gonads, hormones, or genitals. Gynandromorphism is a specific type of chimera, where the individual has both male and female tissues distributed in a mosaic pattern. This typically happens due to an error during early embryonic development. Occurs mainly in species of animals with strong sexual dimorphism. In some cases, intersex individuals might have features resembling gynandromorphism, but usually it is more subtle variation in sex characteristics rather than a mosaic pattern of male and female traits.

guerrilla 3y ago
I'm not sure why you're trying to tell me about intersex. I was talking about hermaphroditism like in earthworms and snails.
thfuran 3y ago
>Occurs mainly in species of animals with strong sexual dimorphism Occurs or is noticed?
- andsoitis 3y ago
  I’ll just quote Wikipedia directly: “Gynandromorphism has been noted in Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) since the 1700s.[1][2][3] It has also been observed in crustaceans, such as lobsters and crabs, in spiders,[4] ticks,[5] flies,[6] locusts,[7] crickets,[8] dragonflies,[9] ants,[10][11] termites,[12] bees,[13] lizards,[14] snakes,[15] rodents,[16][17] and birds.[18][19][20][21][22] It is generally rare but reporting depends on ease of detecting it (whether a species is strongly sexually dimorphic) and how well-studied a region or organism is. For example, up until 2023 gynandromorphism had been reported in more than 40 bird species, but the vast majority of these are from the Palearctic and Nearctic, indicating that it likely is underreported in parts of the world that are not as biologically well-studied.”