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    Question: What would happen if you were born with two y chromosomes?

    • Keywords:
      • chromosome,
      • gender,
      • genetics
    Asked by to Paul, Oliver, Judith, Gill, Gemma, Emma on 3 Jan 2019. This question was also asked by .
    • Photo: Gemma Chandratillake
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      Gemma Chandratillake answered on 3 Jan 2019:


      Humans need at least one X chromosome but males can have one X and two Ys, this condition is called XYY syndrome:
      https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/5674/47-xyy-syndrome

      XYY Syndrome


      https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/47xyy-syndrome

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