Biology prof lectures state rep on 'sex determination stuff'

Campusreform.org ^ | 12/27/2017 | Neetu Chandak

[Maceman]

A biology professor from San Jose State University recently argued in several tweets that “chromosomes don’t determine sex.”

The tweets were written in response to Texas State Representative Briscoe Cain, who had tweeted a picture of the XX and XY chromosomes as reminder of "how many genders there are."

A San Jose State University biology professor recently accused a Texas state legislator of being “bigoted” for tweeting that there are only two genders.

“In case you forgot how many genders there are,” Republican State Representative Briscoe Cain tweeted on December 21, attaching a picture of the XX and XY chromosomes.

"One thing I am not doing is arguing with someone whose basic premise is incorrect and tries to tell me that they know more about my science, in which I am an expert, than I do."

Describing herself as a geneticist, Rachael French replied to the tweet with an extended harangue in which she impugned Cain’s motives and derided his understanding of biology.

[Deplorable American1776]

The professor should be on deserted island...she is dangerous to Americans...

[elpadre]

http://virtueonline.org/three-acna-bishops-sign-open-letter-opposing-transgender-ideology

[exDemMom]

I think you are wrong. When I took biology, the word gender was never used. I heard it a lot in Spanish class, though.

Oddly, in my French and my biology studies, we used pretty much the same terminology. In zoology, we had to determine whether every single specimen was male or female. And in French, we had to learn which words were male and which were female. As I recall, whenever we were talking about sex in biology, it was very much in the reproductive sense. And that is the way I use the word. Except that I prefer euphemisms.

[hanamizu]

I am an associate professor at San José State University

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That little accent mark above the ‘e’ in San Jose State University is a tell.

[WayneS]

Just look up the definition of the word gender and the definition of the word sex. You will find that gender is associated with language and/sociology, and sex is related to the science of biology.

[mom of young patriots]

There is also a very rare possibility of an XY identical twin split that results in one child missing the Y chromosome and having only one X. That girl will have Turner’s syndrome. I also remember reading about a similar situation where a boy will have only a Y chromosome and no X, but I can’t remember what causes it. In either case, the children can develop more or less normally, but usually need hormone supplements to reach full maturity.

[NoLibZone]

gen·der ˈjendər/ noun noun: gender; plural noun: genders 1. the state of being male or female (typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones). "traditional concepts of gender" synonyms: sex "variables included age, income, and gender"