Around 1875, the game of poker adopted the joker as a wild card. They have been a standard part of American playing card decks since the 1940s. Jokers as a Nickname for a Pair of Jacks. The second meaning of jokers is a slang term for a pair of jacks in Texas Hold'em.
Inheritance and Genetics of Intersex conditions. Genetics of Intersex conditions: Some intersex conditions are caused by chromosome deletions and duplications, while other conditions are due to specific chromosome mutations that may be inherited. Inheritance of Intersex conditions refers to whether the condition is inherited from your parents or runs in families. The level of inheritance of a condition depends on how important genetics are to the disease.
In others, the condition may result from a new mutation in the gene and occur in people with no history of the disorder in their family (illustration). Huntington disease, Marfan syndrome. Autosomal recessive. In autosomal recessive inheritance, both copies of the gene in each cell have mutations (illustration). The parents of an individual with an autosomal recessive condition each carry one copy of the mutated gene, but they typically do not show signs and symptoms of the condition.