Chapter 8: Sex and Gender

8.0 Introduction
8.1 Chapter objectives
8.2 Male versus female
8.3 What distinguishes the sexes?
8.4 Sex: It’s about the gametes
8.5 Mechanisms of sex determination
8.6 Human sex development
8.7 Variations in sex development
8.8 Atrazine and Tyrone Hayes
8.9 What about hermaphrodites – and why aren’t they more common?
8.10 Understanding hermaphroditism
8.11 Wrapping up: What is gender?

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