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We Were All Female Once
In the first 5-6 weeks of embryonic development, the Y chromosome in male fetuses has yet to activate, making us all female (1:50)
Courtesy of: AsapSCIENCE
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There are some women who are genetically XY. Their bodies do not respond to the signals from the SRY region during development, so they grow up female.
Posted by Random Person on March 20,2013 | 07:48 PM
So, during all these chromosome shifts, an error can occur, thus producing a variety of woman/man combinations.
Posted by Barb T on March 10,2013 | 11:36 AM
And did you know that a random useless fact is a factoid?
Posted by JQ Tristan on February 14,2013 | 09:24 PM
good and likely
Posted by naveen tomar on January 31,2013 | 04:33 AM
Wow, what a fascinating video! Do you have any more about humin development and sex/gender?
Posted by Vyctorya on January 10,2013 | 11:42 PM