Exam 3

Question 1

Transgender

Answer 1

is a general term for individuals whose

assigned sex and gender roles do not match

Question 2

transsexual

Answer 2

someone who wishes to be accepted as a

gender not assigned at birth (sometimes termed gender dysphoria)

Question 3

DSD

Answer 3

when genitals are ambiguous (not clearly male or

female)

Question 4

Transvestite

Answer 4

someone who dresses in the clothes of the

other sex; now generally called a cross-dresser

Question 5

Hyena society

Answer 5

Matriarchal with dominant female in charge, they have very high levels of male hormones

Question 6

homosexuality as an epigenetic phenomenon

Answer 6

homosexuality is part of a wider
phenomenon in which recently evolved androgen-influenced traits commonly display gonad-trait discordances at substantial frequency, and that the molecular feature underlying most homosexuality is not DNA polymorphism(s), but epi-marks that evolved to canalize sexual dimorphic development that sometimes carryover across generations and contribute to gonad-trait discordances in opposite-sex descendants.

Question 7

birth order and homosexuality

Answer 7

males with several older brothers have a greater chance of being homosexual

Question 8

2D:4D Ratio

Answer 8

Homosexual males and females showed

significantly lower 2D:4D ratios in comparison to heterosexuals

Question 9

How many homosexuals

Answer 9

3.5%-8%