and vise versa(females that are genetically male)? IBecause you start off from the very beginning with XX or XY chromosomes, and hypothetically if the doctor was to somehow give a "female " baby testosterone in the womb, it would develop into a male instead of a female.
So I would think the baby would be like genetically female but fully phenotypically male, just like males with XX-male syndrome. (and vise versa with females who have CAD)
Would that probably happen if people were able to choose the sex of the person during early pregnancy?
So I would think the baby would be like genetically female but fully phenotypically male, just like males with XX-male syndrome. (and vise versa with females who have CAD)
Would that probably happen if people were able to choose the sex of the person during early pregnancy?
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A simple biological definition for being male is possessing an x and a y chromosome, where a female possesses two x chromosomes. If medically, child gender was to be selected for, the odds are very large that it'd be done via IVF or some similar manner... And selecting against sperm with either an x or y chromosome, as desired. However, the way you're talking...
It would be possible to cause say, a female baby to develop male characteristics via hormonal treatments, and so on, but biologically as per the definition we've just put forward, they'd still be female... They might not be *fully* phenotypically male either, as there'd still be some differences (namely, there are genes on the Y chromosome they wouldn't have!). As for possible, in the sense you're talking, it'd already be possible--but why do it? And, furthermore, even if it were possible, and people could do it, and other people wanted it to eb done, that doesn't necessarily mean that your doctor WOULD due it, as there are ethical implications that would first need to be resolved in the medical community...
However, the actual modern understanding of the concept of gender is much less clear-cut than you're thinking it is, and how I defined it to be in the answer. I'd suggest looking for a TED talk on the subject, I remember watching one awhile back on the subject and it was fascinating, but unfortunately I can't seem to find it again otherwise I'd link you to it.
It would be possible to cause say, a female baby to develop male characteristics via hormonal treatments, and so on, but biologically as per the definition we've just put forward, they'd still be female... They might not be *fully* phenotypically male either, as there'd still be some differences (namely, there are genes on the Y chromosome they wouldn't have!). As for possible, in the sense you're talking, it'd already be possible--but why do it? And, furthermore, even if it were possible, and people could do it, and other people wanted it to eb done, that doesn't necessarily mean that your doctor WOULD due it, as there are ethical implications that would first need to be resolved in the medical community...
However, the actual modern understanding of the concept of gender is much less clear-cut than you're thinking it is, and how I defined it to be in the answer. I'd suggest looking for a TED talk on the subject, I remember watching one awhile back on the subject and it was fascinating, but unfortunately I can't seem to find it again otherwise I'd link you to it.