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Date:      Wed, 07 Oct 1998 11:15:06 +0200
From:      Marius Bendiksen <Marius.Bendiksen@scancall.no>
To:        Gregory Sutter <gsutter@pobox.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Two Y chromosomes [ Was: Java-based Crypto Decoder Ring ...]
Message-ID:  <3.0.5.32.19981007111506.00937880@mail.scancall.no>
In-Reply-To: <19981006145323.M10980@orcrist.mediacity.com>
References:  <ML-3.3.907703202.1183.patl@asimov> <19981006045145.26603@futuresouth.com> <ML-3.3.907703202.1183.patl@asimov>

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>Actually, such folk tend to have some physical and mental signs, which
>get worse as the number of additional chromosomes increases.  There are
>people with XYYYY chromosomes, but they're usually quite retarded and
>have multiple physical problems.  

Considering how a man only has one (1) Y chromosome to contribute, I
don't -want- to know where the remaining three came from :/

>If you want to know more, flip through an introductory genetics book;
>the resulting knowledge may intrigue you, will almost certainly 
>disgust you, but hopefully will also instill you with a sense of awe
>at the amazing systems that make us "us".  Evolution is cool. :)

Humanity is a genetic cesspool, not the pinnacle of darwinian evolution :)
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Marius Bendiksen, IT-Trainee, ScanCall AS

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