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The role of chromosomes and hormones in sex and gender Flashcards

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1
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What are chromosomes made from?

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DNA

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2
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Genes are short sections of what?

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DNA

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3
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Genes are short sections of DNA that determine…

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the characteristics of a living thing

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4
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How many chromosomes are in the human body?

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46

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5
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There are __ chromosomes in the human body that are arranged into __ pairs

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46, 23

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How are the 46 chromosomes in the human body arrange?

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Into 23 pairs

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7
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Which pair of chromosomes determines biological sex?

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The last

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8
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What is the chromosomal structure for females?

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XX

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9
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What is the chromosomal structure for males?

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XY

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10
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Why are the chromosomal structures for biological sex named XX and XY?

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Because of how they appear when viewed under a microscope

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All normal egg cells produced by a human ovary have an _ chromosome

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X

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12
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Which chromosome is carried by sperm?

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Either an X or Y

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13
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What is a baby’s sex determined by?

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The sperm that fertilises the egg cell

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14
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The baby will be female if the fertilising sperm carries an _ chromosome

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X

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15
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The baby will be male if the fertilising sperm carries a _ chromosome

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Y

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16
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What gene does the Y chromosome carry?

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A gene called the ‘sex-determining region Y’ or ‘SRY’ for short

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17
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What is SRY short for?

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Sex-determining region Y

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18
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What does the SRY gene cause?

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Testes to develop in an XY embryo that produce androgens - male sex hormones

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19
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Androgens

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Male sex hormones

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20
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If testes develop in an XY embryo, what do these produce?

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Androgens

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21
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True/False: All babies follow the same basic pattern of XX or XY chromosomes

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False, e.g. in cases such as Turners

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22
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What initially determine a person’s sex?

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Chromosomes

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23
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Although chromosomes initially determine a person’s sex, most gender development actually comes about through the influence of…

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hormones

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24
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Prenatally in the womb, ________ act upon brain development and cause development of reproductive organs

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hormones

25
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Where do hormones act upon brain development and cause development of reproductive organs?

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Prenatally in the womb

26
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At puberty, during adolescence, a burst of what triggers the development of secondary sexual characteristics?

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Hormonal activity

27
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When does a burst of hormonal activity trigger the development of secondary sexual characteristics

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At puberty, during adolescence

28
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True/False: Pubic hair is an example of a secondary sexual characteristic

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True

29
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True/False: Males and females produce many of the same hormones

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True

30
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Males and females produce many of the same hormones but in…

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different concentrations

31
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Of primary importance in male development are a number of hormones called what?

A

Androgens

32
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What is the most widely known androgen?

A

Testosterone

33
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Of primary importance in male/female development are a number of hormones called androgens, most widely known of which is testosterone

A

male

34
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True/False: Testosterone is present in small quantities in women

A

True

35
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Testosterone is a male/female hormone

A

male

36
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Which hormone controls the development of male sex organs during foetal development?a

A

Testosterone

37
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What happens if a genetic male produces no testosterone during foetal development?

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No male sex organs appear

38
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What happens if a genetic female produces high levels of testosterone during foetal development?

A

Male sex organs may appear

39
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According to evolutionary explanation, high levels of testosterone are also linked to aggression because…

A

it is adaptive

40
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According to evolutionary explanation, aggression towards rivals allows males to do what?

A

Compete for the opportunity to mate with a fertile female

41
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According to evolutionary explanation, the fact that women tend children means that men are more likely to take on what role?

A

The hunter role

42
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According to evolutionary explanation, the fact that women tend children means that men are more likely to take on the hunter role, and their success would be enhanced by…

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aggressiveness

43
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True/False: Evidence supports the role of sex hormones in gender development even in mature males

A

True

44
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Who was the link between increased testosterone and sexual behaviour confirmed by?

A

Christina Wang et al. (2000)

45
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Male hypogonadism

A

A condition caused by a man’s testes failing to produce normal levels of the male sex hormone, testosterone

46
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What did Wang et al. (2000) do?

A

Gave 227 hypogonadal men testosterone therapy for 180 days

47
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Who gave 227 hypogonadal men testosterone therapy for 180 days?

A

Wang et al. (2000)

48
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Wang et al. (2000) gave ___ hypogonadal men testosterone therapy for 180 days

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227

49
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Wang et al. (2000) gave 227 ___________ men testosterone therapy for 180 days

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hypogonadal

50
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Wang et al. (2000) gave 227 hypogonadal men _________ therapy for 180 days

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testosterone

51
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Wang et al. (2000) gave 227 hypogonadal men testosterone therapy for ___ days

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180

52
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Give 2 examples of things that Wang et al. (2000) monitored when giving 227 hypogonadal men testosterone therapy for 180 days

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Any 2 from changes in body shape, muscle strength, sexual function and libido

53
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Wang et al. (2000) found that testosterone replacement improved what in their sample?

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Sexual function, libido and mood and significant increases in muscle strength

54
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Wang et al. (2000)’s study into testosterone therapy for hypogonadal men shows that testosterone exerts a powerful and direct influence on which two things?

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Male sexual arousal as well as physical development in adulthood

55
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Daryl O’Connor et al. (2004)’s evidence for the effect of testosterone is more/less convincing

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less

56
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What kind of study did O’Connor et al. (2004) conduct?

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A double-blind placebo study

57
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What did O’Connor et al. (2004) do?

A

Increased testosterone levels in healthy young men

58
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What did O’Connor et al. (2004) find from increasing testosterone levels in healthy young men?

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There were no significant increases in the interactional (ie. frequency of sexual intercourse) or non-interactional (i.e. sex drive) components of sexual behaviour in participants

59
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Notably, the men in O’Connor et al. (2004)’s study experienced what kind of change in their aggression or anger levels during the investigation?

A

No change

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