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genetic male

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genetic male
n.
1. An individual with one X-chromosome and one Y-chromosome, the normal male karyotype.
2. An individual whose cell nuclei do not contain Barr bodies.


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She has Swyer Syndrome (also known as XY gonadal dysgenesis), which means she is a genetic male but appears phenotypically female.
This means that the bacteria convert genetic males into females or kill male embryos that are then eaten by their sisters or make females lay unfertilised eggs that all become females.
Although the case before the Court involved a marriage between a genetic male and a genetic female, the Court did not specifically hold that this type of marriage is the only type that is constitutionally protected.
 
 
 
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