PSYB64H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Bulbospongiosus Muscle, Menstruation, Simon Levay
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Mothers provide x chromosomes to offspring. Father"s determine offspring"s sex provides either another x chromosome or y. Fetus" would all be born female without exposure to male hormones. Turner syndrome: a condition in which a child receives only a single x. Chromosome (xo) instead of (xx or xy: 1/2500 births, lack of 2nd sex chromosome = impact on fertility, growth, hormone production. Ovaries develop abnormally -> most do not produce ova or normal levels of female hormones = infertility. Some women are short average 4"8 . Iq is normal deficits in spatial and memory can occur. Xyy genotype identified by sandberg, koepf, ishiara, hauschka: 1/1000 male births, males with this condition are typically taller, leaner and suffer from acne. Higher risk for minor physical abnormalities of eye, elbow and chest: average iq of these individuals are slightly below average of males with.
