Question 1
Based on the evolutionary approach to understanding gender, what trait in a male would be seen as reproductively desirable by a female?
◦ A small body with still-developing muscles
◦ Asymmetric facial features
◦ The presence of some amount of facial hair
◦ Gray or white hair
Question 2
Bernardo was born a genetic male with the rare condition of complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS). What is likely to happen to Bernardo developmentally?
◦ He will exhibit secondary sex characteristics upon birth.
◦ He will develop an abnormally large penis and testicles.
◦ He will develop external female genitalia.
◦ He will have both a visible vagina and testes.
Male and female plants
Genetic Transformation by DNA
Male and Female Urethras
Comparison of Female and Male Pelves
The first generation of model organisms in genetic analysis