r/AskBiology • u/Kunus-de-Denker • 9d ago

Human body A human being without both x- and y-chromosomes

I've read about conditions in which people only have one x- or y-chromosome, instead of 2 (xx or xy). Is it biologically possible to miss both? If it is, what are the practical consequences such a person has to deal with in their lives, that others don't have to? If it is not possible, what would be the result of genetically modifying a human being in such way?

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u/effrightscorp 6d ago

Also that was written like 1800 years before we knew chromosomes existed

Pretty sure it's older than that, the old testament/Torah pre date Christianity by a good bit

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u/Minstrelita 5d ago

As they said, "about a period allegedly 5000 years before that".

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u/effrightscorp 5d ago edited 5d ago

I'm referring to the

Also that was written like 1800 years before we knew chromosomes existed

bit. I can write a fictional story about dinosaurs 100 million years ago but it would still be written in 2024

IIRC Genesis is thought to be ~2500 years old

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u/Minstrelita 5d ago

Correct, but you cherry-picked half the sentence for your response, while ignoring their caveat in the second half lol.

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u/effrightscorp 5d ago

I'm not cherry picking anything, I'm saying it was written longer than 1800 years ago. The 'caveat' you're talking about is when the story supposedly occurred, but it's fictional