• jonsnothere@beehaw.org
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    19 hours ago

    There’s like a not insignificant 1% of people who are intersex where looking at chromosomes can get tricky.

    • MBM
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      10 hours ago

      Surely there are also people who can produce both/neither reproductive cells. Definitely neither, at least.

    • AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee
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      13 hours ago

      Yea it’s not perfect, but it’s somewhat functional. Compared to what they decided to go with.

      • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca
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        You can be XY and present as female. There’s a handy little chart in this article to give you an overview of some of the more common things that happen between being an XX woman and being an XY man.