A biological basis for transgendered individuals includes genetic variations in genes that encode for ____.
a. androgen and estrogen receptors c. estrogen and testosterone receptors
b. androgen and testosterone receptors d. testosterone receptors only
Question 2
Estimates on the prevalence of transsexuality are most likely ____.
a. underestimates, because most estimates come from surgeons, physicians, and psychologists, from whom transgendered people seek medical help in order to transition, and only a small percentage of transsexual people seek physical body changes
b. overestimates, because the media sensationalizes transsexuality, when in fact only a small number of people are truly considered transsexual
c. underestimates, because children who show signs of transsexuality are too young to be diagnosed as transsexual
d. overestimates, because some professionals include transvestites in their definition of transsexual
A model genetic system, the fern Ceratopteris richardii
Mutations of haplosufficient genes are recessive
Map These Genes (Part 4)
Sphygmomanometry. Photograph of a physician taking blood pressure readings with the use of a sphygmo
GENETIC ANALYSIS
Cross-regulatory interactions among gap genes