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| One sexual dimorphism in humans is they have different ____ (____ organs) |
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| One sexual dimorphism in humans is they have different phenotypes (gonadal organs) |
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For sexual dimorphism of human brains (by sex), females are greater than males for which 2 things: males are greater than females for which 4 things? |
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For sexual dimorphism of human brains (by sex), females are greater than males for which 2 things: verbal abilities & depression males are greater than females for which 4 things? vusuospatial abilities, aggression, schizophrenia & autism |
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| Sexual determination is the process by which an organism is ___ set up to become either male or female which is normally determined by __ ___. |
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| Sexual determination is the process by which an organism is originally set up to become either male or female which is normally determined by sex chromosomes. |
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Sexual differentiation refers to the process during ___ thorugh which and individual becomes either male or female... ... including males and females developing slightly different __, __, & ___. |
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Sexual differentiation refers to the process during development thorugh which and individual becomes either male or female... ... including males and females developing slightly different brains, bodies & behaviors. |
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| The ___ sex (having either __ or __) and the ___ sex (having eitehr __ or __) fall under the category of determination. |
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The chromosomal sex (having either xx or xy) and the gonadal sex (having either testes or ovaries) fall under the category of determination.
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| __ sex (having eitehr __ or __), the __ sex (based on the ___ and ___ sex characteristics), and the ___ sex all fall under the category of differentiation. |
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hormonal sex (having eitehr testosterone or estradiol), the morhpological sex (based on the brain and secondary sex characteristics), and the behavioral sex all fall under the category of differentiation.
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| Slide 6 .O {color:white; font-size:149%;} a:link {color:#CCB400 !important;} a:active {color:#8F5F2F !important;} a:visited {color:#8C9EA0 !important;} How does the presence of the Y chromosome cause male development and the absence of a Y chromosome cause female development? who wanted to answer this question? |
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| Describe Alfred Jost's experiment with rabit fetuses |
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removed gonads & found that female sexual differentiation ensues (even though chromosomal sex didn't change). male pathway could be partly restored via testosterone implanes suggesting T was responsible. what else is involved? the Y chromosome |
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| Jost's hypothesis was that the __ chromosome causes teh gonads to be ___ which leads to __ production and the male ____. |
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Jost's hypothesis was that the Y chromosome causes teh gonads to be testes which leads to testosterone production and the male phenotype.
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| __ sex determines gonadal sex |
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| genetic sex determines gonadal sex |
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| the sex determining region of the Y gene is __ |
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the sex determining region of the Y gene is SRY
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Accessory sex organs the precursor of male / female accessory sex organs are the __ system and the __ system |
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Accessory sex organs the precursor of male / female accessory sex organs are the Wolffian system and the Mullerian system
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| In presence of __ or absence of __, the __ system develops and the __ system regresses |
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In presence of ovaries or absence of testes, the Mullerian system develops and the Wolffian system regresses
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