Sex binary
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The sex binary is the classification of biological sex into two distinct and complementary forms, male and female, typically based on reproductive anatomy, chromosomes, and gamete production. While widely used as a foundational concept in biology and medicine, the strict binary model is challenged by the existence of intersex variations and differences in sex development.
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Sex is binary in species producing sperm or eggs, despite substantial within-sex variation.
“there is a sex binary”
Open the episode · The Uncomfortable Science Of Sex Differences - Steve Stewart-Williams - #1120Listen at 11:47
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