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TLDR Version- If the Grim's minds are made from Dissenters, are their physical forms designed off of a previous alien species like the Ghost suspected or are they just designed from the Witness?

Long Version- We know that at least some of the Grim's minds were made up of Dissenters from the Witness' collective consciousness, and that their physical forms were made from the Traveler's light. The part that I've seen some discussion on is whether or not an alien species used from the Witness' memories to make up their physical forms like the Ghost suspected, or is it just a body design that the Witness itself designed.

We know that the rest of the Dread are designed from different species. The Weavers and Attendants are designed off of Psions, the Husk is designed off of Eliksni(probably a Dreg though given it only has one pair of arms), the Subjugators are designed off of Lubraens, and Tormentors are designed off of Nezarec's species. Are the Grim an exception to this, or is it up for interpretation at least as of now? I personally think that the answer is that their physical forms are based on an alien species. Maybe the first civilization that was subjugated by the Witness and its Black Fleet. What do you think?

Tldr version- Thrall and Acolytes are sometimes called sterile females while they are sometimes considered genderless. What do you think?

Long version- Some sources like the Destiny Wiki state that Thrall and Acolytes, are likely sterile females, while others say that they're gender less until they become Knights or Wizards.

The former makes sense given that that's how the original three Hive Gods started as female and either stayed female like with Savathun and Xivu Arath, or became male like with Auryx/Oryx. It would make sense that the rest of the Hive would follow that rule, but on the other hand, none of the Acolytes or Thrall are referred to as, "he" or "she."

My personal theory is that Thrall and Acolytes are born with the Hive equivalent of a single X chromosome, which would make them sterile females. If they become Wizards, they gain the equivalent of a second X chromosome to become non-sterile females, and if they become Knights, they gain the equivalent of a second Y chromosome to become non-sterile males. both have exceptions with Xivu Arath being a female Knight and Nokris being a male Wizard, but that's the general rule. What do you think?