Aren’t those considered disorders, tho? Like XXX or XXY
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Entheon@lemmy.world 17 hours agoThere are a decent number of combinations of the X and Y chromosomes, not just XX and XY. If I remember correctly there are about 6 more common combos
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Nima@leminal.space 16 hours ago
yes the majority of humans just have one or the other and mutations and disorders can cause variations within the two. but those aren’t a majority of humans.
people seem to think that he is putting some negative meaning behind it.
just because a mutation is a mutation doesn’t mean it’s bad. but it doesn’t mean it’s normal for humans either.
zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 11 hours ago
It also means there are more than two options for sex. Meaning it isn’t binary.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 17 hours ago
Not just cromossomes matter. Intersex can be purely environmental and not genetic.