Prenatal Hormone Exposure and Sexual Variation
By John G. Vandenbergh
Hormone exposure in the womb is instrumental in shaping the sexual anatomy, physiology and behavior of mammals
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May-June 2003
Volume 91, Number 3
Page 218
DOI: 10.1511/2003.44.218
How is an individual's sex determined? In high school biology class you probably learned a basic rule for mammals: Individuals with one X and one Y chromosome develop into males. Those with two X's develop into females. Distinguishing between the resulting males and females should be straightforward. Unfortunately for those who like simple rules, the story is far more complex.
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