The Idea That Femaleness Is Simply What Happens When an Embryo

question 25

Multiple Choice

The idea that femaleness is simply what happens when an embryo does not develop as a male is no longer supported by evidence because of the discovery of

• A)the SRY gene in females.
• B)genes whose expression is necessary for female structures to develop.
• C)gene that suppress all of the genes on a female's Y chromosome.
• D)hormones that suppress expression of SRY genes in females.

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