Are males simply mutated females? Does this mean males are more advanced?

Question

One could argue that the Y chromosome is simply a mutated X chromosome making males a more "advanced" or "improved" female. Since evolution is propelled by mutations that make an organism more powerful, and males are more powerful than females.

Plus nature takes more risks with the Y chromosome, that's why you have a lot of average women, while you have a lot more male idiots and male geniuses.

Ummm...my question is in the heading. It's quite clear.

Answer 1

No, males are creatures that are missing the other leg of the second x chromosome. This is why they are more vulnerable to a host of diseases - called, appropriatly enough, "sex-linked disorders". ***Now this doesn't mean that something is "wrong" with men.**** They work perfectly fine, and better in some regards. But the XX combination is stronger in some ways - less likely to miscarry, less likely to die in infancy, etc. In fact, scientists now realize that for every 100 females concieved, up to 120 males are concieved. By birth, those numbers are closer - 105 males to every 100 females. Male zygotes/fetuses are more "sensitive" to miscarriage.

Answer 2

1) Not all mutation is improvement.

2) "More powerful" is meaningless without specifying the enviroment. Sometimes "more power" is not what makes you survive in an enviroment but cowardice or being able to hide from predators.

3) Males are NOT more powerful. In most species with "large powerful males" you have cohorts of large powerless males simply a tad less powerful than the alpha that will NOT mate. So the power evens out. Female: mate with certainty, but only have a few offspring. Male: have a hareem if VERY lucky or die childless (but don't be TOO sad, your sisters are spreading at least some of your genes). In fact you made the point yourself. Why should we take the geniuses as evidence of male power and not just as well the idiots as evidence of male powerlessness.

4) In birds the situation is reversed. Females are mutants of males. Females have ZW sex chromosomes (and bear the brunt of sex-linked genetic disorders), while males have ZZ.

Answer 3

One COULD argue that, but one would be wrong. The y is not a mutation of the x, the x and y diverged simultaneously over 300 million years ago from two identical chromosomes.

Speculation such as this is just silly when we already know that it isn't true, isn't it?

"Without men, there is no world." Really? Now some of you are claiming credit for creating the whole world? Can you say "God complex"? Lol!

Answer 4

you do realize without women there would be no men, and vice versa, it is the same species we evolve simultaneously sharing genes, you get some from your mom and others from you dad, the Y chromosome is the genetic coding to be a male. that is all. Every human is a combination of a male and female, just like most others organisms.

Answer 5

To answer that travesty of a question, I would refer you to an anatomy book. You truly had never seen a female body up close and personal, if you believe in what you are saying there. The actual structure of our private area is so advanced, that we separate our bodily waste in form of urine from our entire reproductive system of organs, which puts us physiologically speaking at least ten steps ahead of you. There is also ability to form a child within our body, deliver and feed him / her for months. Men are so far behind us in a simple physiological sense of the word, it makes your attempt at questioning our equality sound like madness ( do check in with your local psychiatrist: there must be some kind of a medication for your brand of schizophrenia ). BTW, female brain has two very well developed regions: one responsible for logical thinking and another for emotional reactions. Men can only use one of them ( and not every one of you can say that at all times it seems ). Now, bringing up your physical strength as a fact of your supremacy makes me think that you are not the sharpest tool in the shad to begin with. So, if I were you, I would not worry about geniuses ( you should know your limitations, dear ).

BTW, if you ever feel the need for advancement, start with general education. However, first you need to take care of your mental problems.

Answer 6

I've also heard female supremacists argue that this means men are less advanced, because they are "failed" females. I disagree with both arguments.

And in my opinion, people who spend a lot of time arguing for their own gender's superiority are not superior to anyone.

Answer 7

neither is better or worse or more advanced or primal than the other.......both are equally advanced and important.......each sex is equipped with specific physical and mental attributes to carry out specific functions in this realm we call reality and life............think they are not equal? The absence of 1 sex = the extinction of all sexes.......

..I'm not a friggin scientist but that tells me all I need to know ......



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Answer 8

If-so-facto, if there were only the 'more-evolved' men in existence, then men would die out, due to no reproduction. I don't think would mutate into a species that could reproduce amongst themselves, nor would I want it to. (I like females :D)

Answer 9

im particular of maximum of them wot gender they are,possibly some im no longer so particular approximately,i dont care,i like em all! animal or no longer Lol! 2 of my contacts concept i become a guy,it cleary states on my profile,im a mum-no longer mr mum-they be attentive to who they are-hey mateys! LOL

Answer 10

I look at it this way, Y is a Y and a X is a X. You can't turn an apple into an orange and you can't turn a apple into an orange; simple minded as that may be.