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DNA question

MaryContrary
MaryContrary

I had an email friend who is a male biologically.  He wants to become a girl.  I am NOT looking at this from any prejudice point of view.  However the thought came to me that no matter how the outside looks, the dna would be the same. 


The reason I came to this conclusion is a question I asked "Marilyn" in the newspaper.  I had 17 bags of plasma when I was in the hospital.  My personality changed and I became more outgoing.  Now I do things I would never done before the transfusions.  Anyway, I asked the question, does having someone elses blood or plasma change the dna.  The answer was NO.  I was told it could not be changed no matter what.  I do disagree to a point.  I have several peoples' essense in me other than my own. 


What do you think?   

yorman1
yorman1
Mary, I'm not a Dr. But I do know that transfused blood will not affect you unless it was contaminated to say it was deseased. It certainly will not change your DNA that I can guarantee you. Your a Christian and God has made everybody different hence nobody has the same DNA.
MaryContrary
MaryContrary
So I take that a person who changed from male to female on the outside would also be what they started out to be--DNA wise?
LonelyAnne
LonelyAnne
Same dna, but some of one gender have the sexual a tributes of the other.
refurb
refurb
yep the dna does not change, on some that undergoes gender reassignment ...? , they have to take hormones the rest of their life to counteract that on a cellular level due, to their dna, all, in this case "marilyn's", cells whiles still be chugging along as a man
DepressedRecluse
DepressedRecluse
This is a great question!

Scientifically speaking, you can not under any circumstances change you DNA... Also, blood/plasma transfusions can't change your DNA, or your personality, or as you put it, your essence...
I could probably write a dissertation on this topic but I've learned to keep silent and plead the 5th!
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