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   Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOlivei to William Hyde   
   Re: [YASID] Heinlein story where he disc   
   16 Feb 26 21:32:08   
   
   XPost: alt.fan.heinlein   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:52:31 -0500, William Hyde wrote:   
      
   > Male sufferers cannot pass hemophilia onto their sons, as the son's   
   > x chromosome must come from the mother. On the other hand their   
   > daughters are always carriers (unless they suffer from Turner   
   > Syndrome, I suppose).   
      
   There is only one functional gene on the human Y-chromosome, which is   
   why it’s so tiny.   
      
   Some of the variations that can occur on typical sex-determination   
   function are ... interesting ...   
   .   
      
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