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So then they have no sex?Genetic aberrations
So then they have no sex?Genetic aberrations
Fair enough. Thank you for your participation.You're right. I meant chromosomes, not genes.
Biological sex is determined by chromosomes, is binary, and cannot be changed.
It was used more ironically. IOW, you don't have to keep the thread jack going. I'm not going to claim I am not guilty of falling into it myself, but I try not to.I just assumed that he was dumb., I never consided he was trolling.
I can see the argument about her not being transgender, since the transgender experience tends to be claimed as being of a given body genotype, and the dysphoria that comes from their gender not matching their genotype. Or was that supposed to be phenotype? Either way, I would say that Caster would be transgender, by the common claims of the community, if she claimed to be a man. If fact, IIRC, one of the arguments is that some transgenders are that way because they are intersex in having a DNA not matching their external body. Most people who are claiming transgender have no clue what their DNA is saying when they make that claim.You said that Caster's sex is biologically male and that their gender is woman. Did I misunderstand you?
First off, we don't actually know how rare it is since we don't test for it. It's similar to how we have since learned that woman are actually getting pregnant more often than we first believed and are having miscarriages before they realized they are pregnant, or seeing them as false positives. Not to mention if the fraternal pair are of the same sex, it is even more likely to go unnoticed.You keep using such rare occurrences that they are not statistically significant. There will always be times when biology doesn't work, like a m/f chimera or intersex people. They are the exception, not the rule.
Except that not all their cells have Y chromosomes. Their lungs might have the Y chromosomes, but the heart doesn't. Going by what one geneticist theorized, the brain would be with the Y chromosome, but the genitals without, or vice versa. This is not the same situation as with an XXY or XYY person. We are talking two complete different sets of DNA inside the same person, naturally born that way.If there is a Y chromosome, then it is a male.
Not if they have a Y chromosome. If they have a Y chromosome, they are biologically male.Regardless, a person born with a uterus who can get pregnant and give birth is a female by any sensible standard and by the standard definition of female.
That's an interesting exception. I could argue that the presence of a Y chromosome at all is enough to determine biological sex though. In the case of chimeras, that one or more organs are missing the Y chromosome wouldn't need to be relevant. If an organism naturally possesses a Y chromosome in any of its cells, it is male. It is not required in all cells.Except that not all their cells have Y chromosomes. Their lungs might have the Y chromosomes, but the heart doesn't. Going by what one geneticist theorized, the brain would be with the Y chromosome, but the genitals without, or vice versa. This is not the same situation as with an XXY or XYY person. We are talking two complete different sets of DNA inside the same person, naturally born that way.
There are only 2 sexes. Male or female. If you are not one of those, which is determined exclusively by DNA, then it is a genetic aberration.So then they have no sex?
I can see the argument about her not being transgender, since the transgender experience tends to be claimed as being of a given body genotype, and the dysphoria that comes from their gender not matching their genotype. Or was that supposed to be phenotype? Either way, I would say that Caster would be transgender, by the common claims of the community, if she claimed to be a man. If fact, IIRC, one of the arguments is that some transgenders are that way because they are intersex in having a DNA not matching their external body. Most people who are claiming transgender have no clue what their DNA is saying when they make that claim.
Not if they have a Y chromosome. If they have a Y chromosome, they are biologically male.
No, she is a woman. Not all males are men.So Semenya Caster is a man?
So is an aberration, a null sex or one of the two. When you tell such a person what they are, what are you telling them?There are only 2 sexes. Male or female. If you are not one of those, which is determined exclusively by DNA, then it is a genetic aberration.
Not if they have a Y chromosome. If they have a Y chromosome, they are biologically male.
There are only 2 sexes. Male or female. If you are not one of those, which is determined exclusively by DNA, then it is a genetic aberration.So is an aberration, a null sex or one of the two. When you tell such a person what they are, what are you telling them?
So then there is a third. You can't say it's there but it is not. Either that or you are claiming that they have no sex. Which is it?There are only 2 sexes. Male or female. If you are not one of those, which is determined exclusively by DNA, then it is a genetic aberration.
The third, is a genetic aberrationSo then there is a third.
I don't know how many times I can answer the same question. But here it is again.You can't say it's there but it is not. Either that or you are claiming that they have no sex. Which is it?
There are only 2 sexes. Male or female. If you are not one of those, which is determined exclusively by DNA, then it is a genetic aberration.
Those definitions are circular from a standpoint of biological identification. It is a "female" if it is "of the sex that conceives and brings forth young..." How do you tell if it is "of the sex that conceives and brings forth young?" Certainly not by whether it is capable of conceiving and bringing forth young or producing ova, otherwise sterile women would no longer be female.That is not how male/female is defined. Not all animals have y chromosomes.
Female: An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova.
Male: Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized.
Male
Male see Mal-. Evil; wicked; bad. Origin: L. Malus. See malice. same as mail, a bag. 1. Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates young, or (in a wider sense) to thewww.biologyonline.com
The third, is a genetic aberration
I don't know how many times I can answer the same question. But here it is again.
okPlease understand that I am trying to understand your assertion here, not argue against it...in this thread at least. I don't have to agree with your assertion to understand it.
yesSo then by this, it would be accurate to have in a form male, female, genetic aberration?
There are only 2 sexes. Male or female. If you are not one of those, which is determined exclusively by DNA, then it is a genetic aberration.If the above is wrong, then that can only mean that those who are not male nor female have no sex. Is this then what you are asserting?