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finchwench in wtf_nature

Gynandromorphism in Passerine Birds

Jun 05, 2011 13:26

A sighting of a gynandromorphic Northern Cardinal was recently reported.

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lishd June 5 2011, 23:40:24 UTC

DAMNED BISEXUALS MUCKING EVERYTHING UP

gorthok June 6 2011, 03:23:13 UTC

THIS IS THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE. STOP COMPLICATING THINGS BY MAKING US CHOOSE!

lishd June 6 2011, 03:25:39 UTC

THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT

gorthok June 6 2011, 03:30:45 UTC

ALL YOUR ROADMAPS TO SEXUALITY BELONG TO US.

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elenbarathi June 5 2011, 23:51:28 UTC

Well, how fascinating; thank you for posting this.

kaelstra June 6 2011, 00:18:15 UTC

Wow, neat! :D I liked the collection of pics.

malignantemptre June 6 2011, 00:23:53 UTC

Thats awesome!

Look a lobster!

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kittenmommy June 6 2011, 01:10:20 UTC

That lobster looks like it has other problems, too. Does it have two faces??

malignantemptre June 6 2011, 02:03:00 UTC

two faces? I dont see that...

kittenmommy June 6 2011, 02:04:54 UTC

I was looking at the wrong thing, LOL. I didn't notice that his/her eyes were farther back on his/her head. Whoops!

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finchwench June 6 2011, 07:06:33 UTC

It is recorded in insects (esp. lepidopterans), arachnids, crustaceans, and birds. I read of one possible case in a cat. The chickens were found to be ZZ|ZW. In humans, I do not think that the equivalent exists; for example, Klinefelter syndrome involves mosaicism of sex chromosome trisomy or tetrasomy.

gorthok June 6 2011, 07:47:24 UTC

of course it happens in humans, and is recorded. shemales aren't just a porn type.

finchwench June 6 2011, 07:57:18 UTC

But the mechanism, and especially the genotype would be different. And anyway, I have never heard of any human intersex cases with such marked bilateralism as observed in birds and invertebrata. Maybe there are anterio-posterior cases.

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