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*47,XXY – a male with an extra X chromosome, also known as Klinefelter syndrome | *47,XXY – a male with an extra X chromosome, also known as Klinefelter syndrome | ||
*47,XXX – a female with an extra X chromosome | *47,XXX – a female with an extra X chromosome | ||
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| + | ==Notable intersex people== | ||
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| + | Some people who have been claimed to be intersex include: | ||
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| + | *[[Georgina Somerset]] | ||
| + | *[[Caroline Cossey]] | ||
| + | *[[Sarah Graham]] | ||
| + | *[[Lady Colin Campbell]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 14:01, 11 December 2015
Intersex is a term applied to people whose biological sex cannot be classed as clearly male or female.
- "An intersex person may have the biological attributes of both sexes or lack some of the biological attributes considered necessary to be defined as one or the other sex."[1]
Intersex conditions
There are various types of intersex condition, with different causes, including:
- Klinefelter syndrome (see below)
- androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) in which the person has a Y chromosome, but the androgens (male sex hormones) are not produced as normal.
Chromosome differences
The nucleus of a human cell usually contains 46 chromosomes, comrpising 22 pairs of autosomes, plus two allosomes (sex chromosomes). The two allosomes are usually X and Y for a man, or X and X for a woman. Some other combinations are:
- 45,X – a female with one X chromosome missing, also known as Turner syndrome
- 47,XYY – a male with an extra Y chromosome
- 47,XXY – a male with an extra X chromosome, also known as Klinefelter syndrome
- 47,XXX – a female with an extra X chromosome
Notable intersex people
Some people who have been claimed to be intersex include:
References
- This article is a stub. You can help the UK LGBT History Project by expanding it.
- ↑ http://oiiinternational.com/2533/welcome/ OII International website
