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to point out that one Y chromosome does not make you a male

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Nimbostratus100 · 06/04/2023 09:53

In response to other posts insisting that one genetic test and one Y chromosome makes an athlete indisputably male with no room for error, I just want to point out that it not true.

There is always genetic exchange, for example, between a mother and baby, so anyone who has had a son will still have Y chromosomes in some cells in their body, and that will possibly show up in a genetic screening.

I am all for keeping men out of women's sport, and defining them genetically, but please lets not go over the top - one test does not prove you are male

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ilovesooty · 06/04/2023 13:13

FatFucker · 06/04/2023 12:44

I normally can't be assed with these type of threads as they are so obviously TRAs, but this one is just hilarious!!

He's meant to be a geneticist, who's had a female friend who wasn't allowed to race as she tested as male!

I'm loving it! I knew NOTHING about genetics but suspect a hell of lot more than the OP, after reading some of the really interesting PPs.

The OP is female. Whether you agree with her or not.

Shelefttheweb · 06/04/2023 13:16

ilovesooty · 06/04/2023 13:13

The OP is female. Whether you agree with her or not.

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How can you be sure?

KnittingNeedles · 06/04/2023 13:19

SNWannabe · 06/04/2023 10:19

Ummm, if you've carried and birthed a baby boy...I would say that has cleared up any question of "are you male or female?" anyway...surely? I am not a geneticist though.

Exactly.

Only women get pregnant, only women give birth.

QueenBeaver · 06/04/2023 13:19

Oh honestly OP 🙄 🙄 Whilst what you say does ring a distant bell, the indisputable fact is that when a sperm meets an egg, if it’s a boy, it will be XY. Don’t try to complicate things.

ilovesooty · 06/04/2023 13:20

Shelefttheweb · 06/04/2023 13:16

How can you be sure?

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I know.

ShipSpace · 06/04/2023 13:22

Nimbostratus100 · 06/04/2023 11:15

what is it about this science that you find funny?

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Sorry. It’s not the science that’s funny.

It’s just been a bit misunderstood, that’s all.

I shouldn’t have laughed.

Fluffymule · 06/04/2023 13:27

MrsOvertonsWindow · 06/04/2023 13:06

This is not about genetics - it's a tone policing thread. Look at how many times the OP used the words "hostile, aggressive, abuse, looking and acting stupid, pointless, ignorance" to describe posters. Our self identified "geneticist" is yet another trans activist using cod science to lecture and berate women.

But it's a very funny thread so thanks for that OP 😂😂

Quite.

How dare women disagree. How dare we dispute. How dare we counter or show better knowledge or evidence.

How dare our language or tone not meet their approval.

How dare we not simply fawn and marvel at a TRAs self-identified intellectual and moral superiority.

IrisAtwood · 06/04/2023 13:27

Nimbostratus100 · 06/04/2023 10:43

exactly, as their currently is

but what I am pointing out is that the reflex hate, hostility and aggression from people supposedly wanting to support women's rights, does not help in any way, and there needs to be far more understanding towards women who are found to have a Y chromosome show up in their testing

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But if there are Y chromosomes in 99% of the cells tested then they are not women!

Shelefttheweb · 06/04/2023 13:29

ilovesooty · 06/04/2023 13:20

I know.

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Did you do a DNA test on a door knob?

SmartHome · 06/04/2023 13:31

EmotionalSupportHyena · 06/04/2023 12:40

You’re not a geneticist, you’re a very naughty…

hold on, let me check your karyotype…

….

Mumsnetter!

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😆😆

MarshaBradyo · 06/04/2023 13:33

Shelefttheweb · 06/04/2023 13:29

Did you do a DNA test on a door knob?

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Ha this made me laugh

PriamFarrl · 06/04/2023 13:34

SNWannabe · 06/04/2023 10:19

Ummm, if you've carried and birthed a baby boy...I would say that has cleared up any question of "are you male or female?" anyway...surely? I am not a geneticist though.

Exactly. If you’ve carried a baby and given birth it’s fairly cut and dried.

ZombieMumEB · 06/04/2023 13:35

Shelefttheweb · 06/04/2023 13:29

Did you do a DNA test on a door knob?

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Perhaps the DNA results were knob head?

HereForTheFreeLunch · 06/04/2023 13:38

So basically all OP seems to saying is that it will take 2 tests and not 1 to figure it out. 1 test will leave room for error.
A bit of a leap to the sensational headline to point out that one Y chromosome does not make you a male.

Looks like clickbait, smells like clickbait...

BeachBlondey · 06/04/2023 13:38

Since when did humans, lose the ability, to identify whether someone is male or female, simply by using their eyeballs?

YouJustDoYou · 06/04/2023 13:38

IrisAtwood · 06/04/2023 13:27

But if there are Y chromosomes in 99% of the cells tested then they are not women!

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Shhhh, OP doesn't do logic...

ilovesooty · 06/04/2023 13:40

Shelefttheweb · 06/04/2023 13:29

Did you do a DNA test on a door knob?

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No. You'll have to take my word for it. I can't say how I know - it's potentially outing information.

Untitledsquatboulder · 06/04/2023 13:41

BeachBlondey · 06/04/2023 13:38

Since when did humans, lose the ability, to identify whether someone is male or female, simply by using their eyeballs?

Tbf that's never been 100%

Untitledsquatboulder · 06/04/2023 13:43

And in any case the determinant for womens sport is not whether you look like a biological female but whether you are one.

SpringBlossomJoy · 06/04/2023 13:43

Nimbostratus100 · 06/04/2023 10:07

I am a geneticist, and that is exactly how it works

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That’s interesting because I am the Queen of Sheba.
Anyone can claim to be anything on the internet…

Bienemajas · 06/04/2023 13:45

And in any case the determinant for womens sport is not whether you look like a biological female but whether you are one.

Exactly.

All that matters is whether you are biologically male or female. Simple!!!

itsgettingweird · 06/04/2023 13:46

Did you do a DNA test on a door knob?

Grin
ilovesooty · 06/04/2023 13:47

SpringBlossomJoy · 06/04/2023 13:43

That’s interesting because I am the Queen of Sheba.
Anyone can claim to be anything on the internet…

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I've no idea about the OP's genetics knowledge.

I do know that she's female and not a school child or an A level student.

By all means criticise people can what she says or the assertions she makes but she's not male or a school pupil.

ilovesooty · 06/04/2023 13:49

people can criticise

Sorry - made a mess of that

2023forme · 06/04/2023 13:50

SNWannabe · 06/04/2023 10:19

Ummm, if you've carried and birthed a baby boy...I would say that has cleared up any question of "are you male or female?" anyway...surely? I am not a geneticist though.

😂😂😂