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d4m10n · 5th December 2021, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by Earthborn

They wouldn't be okay with a claim that the number of fingers and toes a person has, is a completely binary choice of 0 or 40.

Sort of a silly analogy, but let's run with it. The number of oocytes at birth is usually either zero (males) or around a million (females). Individuals with more than zero oocytes can nearly always be classified as female, even if sexual morphology is atypical.

5th December 2021, 03:46 PM	#20
d4m10n Philosopher Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Mounts Farm Posts: 8,651	Originally Posted by Earthborn They wouldn't be okay with a claim that the number of fingers and toes a person has, is a completely binary choice of 0 or 40. Sort of a silly analogy, but let's run with it. The number of oocytes at birth is usually either zero (males) or around a million (females). Individuals with more than zero oocytes can nearly always be classified as female, even if sexual morphology is atypical.
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