Which of the Following Situations Provides an Example of How

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which of the following situations provides an example of how the social categories of gender influence the biology of sex?

• A) parents who refuse to let their three-year-old son paint his fingernails
• B) how people react differently to two women who hold hands in public versus two men who hold hands in public
• C) the decision to raise a male infant born with a small penis (e.g., a phallus measuring less than 2 centimeters in length) as a female
• D) how a one-sex model of human bodies dominated thinking among ancient Greeks, but a two-sex model dominates current Western biological thought

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Definitions:

Uridine

A nucleoside compound formed when uracil is attached to a ribose ring (also known as ribofuranose) via a β-N1-glycosidic bond.

Ribofuranose

A sugar molecule that is a component of RNA, known for its furanose (five-membered oxygen-containing ring) form.

Nitrogen

A chemical element with symbol N and atomic number 7, a colorless, odorless, tasteless, and mostly inert diatomic gas at room temperature.

Cytidine

A nucleoside that consists of cytosine attached to a ribose sugar molecule, essential in the structure of RNA.