Drawing on All of Your Readings and Class Discussions,and Especially

question 12

Essay

Drawing on all of your readings and class discussions,and especially on Chapters 3 and 4,define and discuss the sameness-difference (or sexual equality-sexual difference)debate.What are the positions in this debate and what are the social,legal,and personal implications of the different positions?

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Definitions:

Gene

A unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.

Basket-Weaving Skills

The ability to interlace materials, such as reeds or fibers, to create baskets or basket-like objects.

Genetic

Refers to the hereditary material in humans and other organisms, encompassing genes and DNA that influence traits and characteristics.

Natural Selection

A process in evolutionary biology where organisms with traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing those traits to future generations.