Genetics

Genetics

While the historical model had two genders, and the modern one three, the biological facts are much different. In my version of the omegaverse, there are 64 possible combinations of sex chromosomes. Come have some truly ridiculous fantasy biology!

The Basics

On Earth, people generally receive an X chromosome from their proginatrix (mother), and an X OR Y chromosome from their proginator (father). In the omegaverse, everyone in XXY, and can receive any of those chromosomes from any parent. However, chromosomes can be 'active' or 'inactive', and can be 'Ɑ-bonded' or 'Ω-bonded'. Gender and dynamic develop through a combination of activation and bonding.

Gender

Males in the omegaverse have one of the following:

1. only one active chromosome, which is a Y (ex. xͣxͣYͦ ['aaO' if the first version is difficult to read)
2. two active chromosomes, which are X and Y (XͣxͦYͦ [AoO])
3. all chromosomes active, with an X and Y having matching bonds, and the other X having a different bond (XͣXͦYͦ [AOO])
4. all chromosomes inactive, with an X and Y having matching bonds, and the other X having a different bond (xͣxͦyͣ [aoa])

Females in the omegaverse have one of the following:

1. only one active chromosome, which is an X (ex. xͦXͣyͣ ['oAa' if the first version is difficult to read)
2. two active chromosomes, which are both X (XͦXͦyͣ [OOa])
3. all chromosomes active, with both Xs having matching bonds, and Y having a different bond (XͣXͣYͦ [AAO])
4. all chromosomes inactive, with both Xs having matching bonds, and Y having a different bond (xͦxͦyͣ [ooa])

Epicenes in the omegaverse have one of the following:

1. all chromosomes active, with all bonds matching (XͣXͣYͣ [AAA])
2. all chromosomes inactive, with all bonds matching (xͦxͦyͦ [ooo])

Dynamic

Alphas in the omegaverse have one of the following:

1. all chromosomes inactive, at least two of them Ɑ-bonded (xͦxͣyͣ [oaa])
2. a single chromosome active, which is Ɑ-bonded, bonds of the inactive chromosomes match each other (xͦxͦYͣ [ooA])
3. two chromosomes active, both of which are Ɑ-bonded (XͣxͦYͣ [AoA])
4. all chromosomes active, at least two of them Ɑ-bonded (XͣXͣYͣ [AAA])

Omegas in the omegaverse have one of the following:

1. all chromosomes inactive, at least two of them Ω-bonded (xͦxͦyͦ [ooo])
2. a single chromosome active, which is Ω-bonded, bonds of the inactive chromosomes match each other (xͦxͦYͦ [ooO])
3. two chromosomes active, both of which are Ω-bonded (xͣXͦYͦ [aOO])
4. all chromosomes active, at least two of them Ω-bonded (XͦXͦYͣ [OOA])

Betas in the omegaverse have one of the following:

1. a single chromosome active, bonds of the inactive chromosomes do not match each other (Xͦxͣyͦ [Oao])
2. two chromosomes active, bonds do not match (xͣXͦYͣ [aOA])

Apparent Gender At Birth

People with all chromosomes either active or inactive tend to have much more ambiguous genitalia at birth. All chromosomes active tends to lead to fully dual genitalia at birth, and possibly development of secondary gender traits for more than one gender at puberty. All chromosomes inactive tends to lead to underdeveloped genitalia at birth, and minimal development during puberty. Development during presentation is usually normal, but does not erase the unique development during puberty. These people tend to be more androgynous than other chromosome combinations.

The term 'intersex' is not used in my omegaverse, but conditions that our Earth would consider intersex still exist. Hormone insensitivities are possible, as well as chromosome variations. Genitals can develop differently than chromosomes suggest for a variety of reasons. There are even omegaverse-specific disorders of sexual development, though I will leave those for someone more knowledgeable to design. But please note that epicene people are NOT intersex! Intersex activists have requested that fantasy biology, including SPECIFICALLY omegaverse biology, not be called intersex. Dual genital, dual sex, or ambiguous genitals are all terms that can be used.

Summary

These are the gender-dynamics different chromosome combinations are grouped under. Image shows the same information as the chart.

Omegaverse Genders

	'Strong' Alphas	'Neutral' Alphas	'Weak' Alphas	'Strong' Betas	'Neutral' Betas	'Weak' Omegas	'Neutral' Omegas	'Strong' Omegas
Male	XͣxͦYͣ, xͦXͣYͣ [AoA, oAA]	xͦxͦYͣ [ooA]		XͣxͣYͦ, XͦxͣYͣ, XͣxͦYͦ, XͦxͦYͣ, xͣXͣYͦ, xͣXͦYͣ, xͦXͣYͦ, xͦXͦYͣ [AaO, OaA, AoO, OoA, aAO, aOA, oAO, oOA]	xͣxͦYͣ, xͦxͣYͣ, xͣxͦYͦ, xͦxͣYͦ [aoA, oaA, aoO, oaO]		xͣxͣYͦ [aaO]	xͣXͦYͦ, XͦxͣYͦ [aOO, OaO]
	xͣXͣYͣ, XͣxͣYͣ [aAA, AaA]							xͦXͦYͦ, XͦxͦYͦ [oOO, OoO]
Male Epicene	XͣXͦYͣ, XͦXͣYͣ [AOA, OAA]	xͣxͣYͣ [aaA]	xͣxͦyͣ, xͦxͣyͣ [aoa, oaa]			xͣxͦyͦ, xͦxͣyͦ [aoo, oao]	xͦxͦYͦ [ooO]	XͣXͦYͦ, XͦXͣYͦ [AOO, OAO]
Epicene	XͣXͣYͣ [AAA]		xͣxͣyͣ [aaa]			xͦxͦyͦ [ooo]		XͦXͦYͦ [OOO]
Female Epicene	XͣXͣYͦ [AAO]	xͣXͣyͣ, Xͣxͣyͣ [aAa, Aaa]	xͣxͣyͦ [aao]			xͦxͦyͣ [ooa]	xͦXͦyͦ, Xͦxͦyͦ [oOo, Ooo]	XͦXͦYͣ [OOA]
Female	XͣXͣyͦ [AAo]	Xͣxͦyͦ, xͦXͣyͦ [Aoo, oAo]		XͣXͦyͣ, XͦXͣyͣ, XͣXͦyͦ, XͦXͣyͦ [AOa, OAa, AOo, OAo]	xͣXͣyͦ, xͦXͣyͣ, xͣXͦyͦ, xͦXͦyͣ, Xͣxͣyͦ, Xͣxͦyͣ, Xͦxͣyͦ, Xͦxͦyͣ [aAo, oAa, aOo, oOa, Aao, Aoa, Oao, Ooa]		Xͦxͣyͣ, xͣXͦyͣ [Oaa, aOa]	XͦXͦyͣ [OOa]
	XͣXͣyͣ [AAa]							XͦXͦyͦ [OOo]