Today I have confirmed that I am in fact a cis woman and a trans woman. At the same time!!! (I'm intersex. 😜)

#Intersex #TransAndIntersex #XXY #Mosaicism #Tetrachromacy #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent #NeuroQueer #Xennial #Latina #Endosexism

#Mosaicism is fascinating. IIRC it is what gives #CalicoCats their fur patterns. It confuses a lot of people that think they understands the basics of DNA :) I greatly enjoyed the sexual reproduction course I took during my year at community college.

Penetrance - Wikipedia
Penetrance - Wikipedia

Call for Papers! @genomeresearch is now encouraging submissions for a Special Issue on The Genetics and Genomics of Somatic Mosaicism, Guest Edited by Drs. Gilad Evrony, Eunjung (Alice) Lee, and Raheleh Rahbari. Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/Call-for-papers-Som-Mos #BOG25 #KSMosaicism25 #MITS25 #somaticmosaicism #mosaicism #humandevelopment #aging
Genome Research Call for Papers — The Genetics and Genomics of Somatic Mosaicism

In a study published in "Nature Genetics," researchers at the #mdcBerlin and EMBL found that healthy people's blood #StemCells carry major chromosomal alterations. This suggests that genetic #mosaicism is normal and may potentially play a role in aging: https://www.mdc-berlin.de/news/press/genetic-mosaicism-more-common-thought

@Nature Portfolio

Genetic mosaicism more common than thought

In a study led by Professor Jan Korbel, Senior Scientist and Head of Data Science at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), and Dr. Ashley Sanders, Group Leader at the Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology of the Max Delbrück Center (MDC-BIMSB), researchers have found that approximately one in 40 human bone marrow cells carry massive chromosomal alterations – copy number variations and chromosomal rearrangements for example – without causing any apparent disease or abnormality.

Your cells don’t have the genome you were born with.
Project aims to chart impact of new mutations
Major NIH effort will probe the health effects of DNA changes acquired by only some tissues and organs
https://www.science.org/content/article/your-cells-don-t-have-genome-you-were-born-project-aims-chart-impact-new-mutations #genome #birth #DNA #alteration #mutation #conception #Somatic #Mosaicism

"Discovery Of A “Bird” With A Head Like T. Rex Puzzles Scientists

Evolution works in mysterious ways."

#Mosaicism

https://www.iflscience.com/discovery-of-a-bird-with-a-head-like-t-rex-puzzles-scientists-66936?mc_cid=70fac0a694&mc_eid=a6418f0afa

Discovery Of A “Bird” With A Head Like T-Rex Puzzles Scientists

Evolution works in mysterious ways.

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Turner syndrome tied to autism | Spectrum | Autism Research News

Most people with the X-linked syndrome have autism traits, and about one-quarter meet diagnostic criteria for the condition.

Spectrum | Autism Research News
Trends in autism research 2021 | Spectrum | Autism Research News

As 2021 comes to a close, Spectrum recaps some of the biggest trends in autism science this year: studies of sex differences, noncoding regions of the genome and points of convergence, as well as efforts to improve screening and participatory research.

Spectrum | Autism Research News
Mutations linked to autism may be detectable in men’s sperm | Spectrum | Autism Research News

An advanced DNA-sequencing technique has identified gene-damaging mutations, some with ties to autism, in about 1 in 15 men.

Spectrum | Autism Research News