Thread by @BevJacksonAuth

Here are the definitions of male and female on MedicineNet. “Female: The traditional definition of female was ‘an individual of the sex that bears young’ or ‘that produces ova or eggs’."/2

“However, things are not so simple today. Female can be defined by physical appearance, by chromosome constitution (see Female chromosome complement), or by gender identification.”/3

“Female chromosome complement: The large majority of females have a 46, XX chromosome complement (46 chromosomes including two X chromosomes).”/4

“A minority of females have other chromosome constitutions such as 45,X (45 chromosomes including only one X chromosome) and 47,XXX (47 chromosomes including three X chromosomes).”/5

And then the definition of male on MedicineNet: “Male: The sex that produces spermatozoa.” So…. Anything strike you as odd about these definitions?

“A minority of females have other chromosome constitutions such as 45,X (45 chromosomes including only one X chromosome) and 47,XXX (47 chromosomes including three X chromosomes).”/5

And then the definition of male on MedicineNet: “Male: The sex that produces spermatozoa.” So…. Anything strike you as odd about these definitions?

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