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Title: How a Genetic Man Is Actually a Woman
Post by: Natasha on May 11, 2008, 04:10:19 AM
How a Genetic Man Is Actually a Woman

Link (http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-A-Genetic-Man-is-a-Woman-85176.shtml)
5/10/2008

"We know that boys have XY sex chromosomes, while girls have XX. However, in some cases, newborn girls can be XY. A new research published in the Nature journal clarifies why some XY embryos, instead of being born as males, develop ovaries and evolve as girls."