Hermaphroditism

[Dreamweaver]

Genetics 315 revisited.

XXY - Klinefelter Syndrome. The men tend to have underdeveloped secondary sex features or be infertile. There may also be other physical defects and the child may have slight mental retardation. Yes, people with Klinefelter are men, due to the Y chromosome.

XXX or XO (only one sex chromosome, X) - Turner syndrome. Girls only. Usually results in a shorter stature, "webbed neck", lack of ovarian development. Also the possibility of hearing imparement.

There are other variations such as XYY (controversy arises since someone hypothesized that the extra Y makes a man more aggressive, since the prison population has a higher percentage of XYY men than the non-incarcerated public), XXXY, XXXXY...

Ah, genetics. :