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To: Zakeet

The XY sex-determination system is the sex-determination system found in humans, most other mammals, some insects (Drosophila), and some plants (Ginkgo). In this system, the sex of an individual is determined by a pair of sex chromosomes (gonosomes). Females have two of the same kind of sex chromosome (XX), and are called the homogametic sex. Males have two distinct sex chromosomes (XY), and are called the heterogametic sex.

This system is in contrast with the ZW sex-determination system found in birds, some insects, many reptiles, and other animals, in which the heterogametic sex is female.


18 posted on 04/16/2015 8:37:34 AM PDT by Ben Mugged (The number one enemy of liberalism is reality.)
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To: Ben Mugged

Oh, yeah, there you go, bringing Science into this, when it is all about feelings, word games by academics, and not recognizing profound mental illness related to sexuality as such.


33 posted on 04/16/2015 9:16:42 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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