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t/f maleness and femaleness is determined at conception

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on what week of the prenatal development do gender differences become apparent

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on what week of prenatal development do all embryos develop 2 sets of unspecialized gonads

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________ ____ develop, female structures form

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mullerian ducts

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_________ _____ develop, male sexual structures form

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wolffian ducts

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humans that have heterogametic sex with different sex chromosomes

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male

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13
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humans that have homogametic sex

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female

14
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t/f presence of SRY activation will lead to the development of male

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t/f absence of SRY activation will lead to the development of female

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16
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X chromosome is (larger or smaller) than Y chromosoe

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larger

17
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sequences of letters that read the same in both directions

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palindromes

18
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region of the Y chromosome that comprises the 5% of the chromosome and contains genes shared with X chromosome

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pseudoautosomal region

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region of the Y chromosome that comprises the 95% of the chromosome and contains majority of genes including SRY and AZF

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male specific region

20
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what determines the sex

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SRY gene

21
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what gene encodes a protein essential to producing sperm

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AZF gene

22
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____________ ______ protein controls the expression of other genes; Stimulates male development; Sends signals to the indifferent gonads to destroy female structures; Stimulates development of male structures

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transcription factor

23
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abnormality of an individual with both male and female sexual structures

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hermaphroditism

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individuals whose internal structures are inconsistent with external structures, or whose genitalia are ambiguous

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intersex

25
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presence of male and female structures at different stages of life

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pseudohermaphroditism

26
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lack of androgen receptors which results in a person that looks female but is actually XY or vice versa

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androgen insensitivity syndrome

27
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absence of DHT - penis cannot form - fetus develop externally as female

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5-alpha reductase deficiency

28
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high levels of androgens - males may enter puberty as early as 3 yo; females - have deepened voice, facial hair grows, menstruation does not occur

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congenital adrenal hyperplasia

29
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phenotype and sex chromosome of one gender, but identifies extremely strongly with the opposite gender

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transgender

30
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refers to a male who prefers women’s clothing

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transvestism

31
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t/f Identical twins are more likely to be homosexual than members of fraternal twin pairs

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t

32
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Person’s phenotype and genotype are
consistent. Physical attraction is toward members of the same sex

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homosexuality

33
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in what week of prenatal development does the undifferentiated structure begins to develop as testis or ovary

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6

34
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strong feelings of being male or female develop

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gender identity

35
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attraction to same or opposite sex

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sexual orientation

36
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the proportion of males to females in a human population

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sex ratio

37
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genes on the Y chromosome are said to be ________

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y-linked

38
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y-linked traits are very (common or rare)

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rare

39
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y/n can infertility be transmitted

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n

40
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human male is considered (homozygous, heterozygous, hemizygous) for X-linked traits

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hemizygous