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karlynnae

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Which of the following statements about chromosomes is correct?
 
  a. An embryo's sex is determined by the specific arrangement of all 23 chromosome pairs.
  b. The egg cell from the mother has a sex chromosome that can be either an X or a Y.
  c. A female's sex chromosomes are symbolized XX.
  d. The female egg contains 23 chromosomes, whereas the male sperm contains only 22 chromosomes.

Question 2

Five-year-old Sandra knows that she is a girl, that girls are not supposed to get dirty, and that she wants to be an astronaut, even though most astronauts are not women. This information is all relevant to the concept known as
 
  a. a stereotype.
  b. modeling.
  c. social constructionism.
  d. gender typing.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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karlynnae

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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