@overallthiscrap @UnluckyBanshee @DeborahKBurns1 The answer: a deliberate, concerted campaign against trans people's existence led by the right wing media, sharpened to a point by extremists online, as their talking points are entertained as "valid concerns" by liberal media
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We're hearing this is because Elon Musk and his team are terrified employees are going to sabotage the company. Also, they're still trying to figure out which Twitter workers they need to cut access for.
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@1917baybee Now, to answer:
Chromosomes do recombine during sexual reproduction. The helix only separates during transcription and DNA synthesis, however, which is not how gametes are formed.
The two copies of the chromosome (chromatids), which form the X shape, do separate to form gametes
@JacobsMaranatha @BadMedicalTakes It's not the structural similarity. You vastly overestimate the public's familiarity with genetics. 99% of people have no idea what mRNA is, does, or looks like. They may know it is vaguely "like DNA."