Understanding Sexual Differentiation

Sexual differentiation is the process by which a person develops into either a male or a female.

The purpose of this chapter is to introduce the basic concepts of reproductive development based on a male/female binary.

In real life, chromosomal sex, physical sex, and gender exist on a continuum and cannot always be simplified into a two-structure system.

<p>During sexual differentiation, the body and brain undergo either feminization and de-masculinization or masculinization and de-feminization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In most cases, the differentiated brain will lead to behaviors that correspond appropriately to the differentiated gonads.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process by which a person develops into either a male or a female</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>DNA is organized into 46 chromosomes, with one set coming from the mother and another set from the father</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The differentiated brain leads to behaviors that correspond appropriately to the differentiated gonads</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To introduce the basic concepts of reproductive development</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are similar in length and have the same genes present at the same location regardless of their origin</p> Signup and view all the answers