In humans and many other animals, it is the constitution of sex chromosomes that determines the sex of the individual, such that XX results in a female and XY results in a male.
The strong correlation between genomic constitution and sex is an interesting feature to explore in terms of the sex determination process in these fish.
"Nobody ever thought" that the Constitution banned sex discrimination, he said.
This study identified significant differences in FD prevalence depending on Sasang constitution and sex.
Under the Constitution, same-sex couples seek in marriage the same legal treatment as opposite-sex couples, and it would disparage their choices and diminish their personhood to deny them this right" (2015: Slip Opinion at 19).
That court ruled in November 2003 that under the state constitution same-sex couples had a right to marry.
In 2009, the Court ruled unanimously that, under the state constitution, same-sex couples could not be denied the right to marry.
"Whether under the Constitution same-sex couples may ever be denied the right to marry, a right that has long been enjoyed by opposite-sex couples, is an important and highly controversial question," the court said.
Without the Constitution, same-sex couples would still be at the mercy of state legislatures.
"It's time to recognize that under the equal protection clause of the United States Constitution, same-sex couples should have the same rights as anybody else".
