Custoslibera@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoDon't recall ever having this explained to me...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down143
arrow-up1127arrow-down1imageDon't recall ever having this explained to me...lemmy.worldCustoslibera@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squarepaultimate14@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down11·1 year agoBiological sex is also a spectrum
minus-squareClav64@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year agoPlease can you explain this in genetic terms? As I understood it, sex is determined by the presence, or absence, of a Y chromosome, at the 23rd pair. While exceptions exist, they’re incredibly rare genetic observations and I have never heard or read it referred to as a “spectrum”.
minus-squarepaultimate14@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·1 year agohttps://youtu.be/kT0HJkr1jj4?si=_gOsunaQoUZ0bg0W TL;DW: your understanding is a simplification. It an assumption that allows educators to move past complex nuances when teaching about broader topics as part of a general education. Chromosomes and gene expression are a chaotic mess in reality.
minus-squareOurToothbrush@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoSome figures claim that 1.7 percent of the population is some form of intersex, which is more common than having red hair I believe.
minus-squareNoodle07@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoI’m at the “'not getting any” end of the spectrum
Biological sex is also a spectrum
Please can you explain this in genetic terms?
As I understood it, sex is determined by the presence, or absence, of a Y chromosome, at the 23rd pair.
While exceptions exist, they’re incredibly rare genetic observations and I have never heard or read it referred to as a “spectrum”.
https://youtu.be/kT0HJkr1jj4?si=_gOsunaQoUZ0bg0W
TL;DW: your understanding is a simplification. It an assumption that allows educators to move past complex nuances when teaching about broader topics as part of a general education. Chromosomes and gene expression are a chaotic mess in reality.
Some figures claim that 1.7 percent of the population is some form of intersex, which is more common than having red hair I believe.
I’m at the “'not getting any” end of the spectrum