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When was it discovered XY chromosomes decide the sex of a child in humans?
Several stories are told from before-genetic-age (books and movies are my reference, the one present in my mind is Marie-Antoinette by Copola) in which we can always see that women are blamed for ...
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Why are the sex chromosomes called X and Y?
Is there a specific reason that the letter Y is used as the symbol for the male chromosome and X is used for the female chromosome?