Question 1

What person would be diagnosed with a disorder of sex development?&#10;A) Jaden, a man who dresses up as a woman to participate in drag shows&#10;B) Jennifer, a female who has desired to be a male since childhood&#10;C) Jacob, born a female named Amanda who underwent sex reassignment surgery to become a male&#10;D) Jordan, a man who has external male genitalia and internal female organs

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A disorder of sex development is a condition in which the reproductive organs and/or secondary sex characteristics do not develop as expected for male or female individuals. Jordan's description suggests that he may have a variation in sex development, often referred to as intersex. This condition can involve a range of variations, including ambiguous genitalia or the presence of both male and female reproductive organs.

Question 2

What is true of Turner syndrome?&#10;A) It affects only males.&#10;B) It affects only females.&#10;C) It affects both males and females equally.&#10;D) It is a condition that makes it impossible to identify a child as male or female.

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Turner syndrome, also known as monosomy X, is a genetic disorder that occurs in females when they only have one X chromosome instead of two. Therefore, it affects only females.

Question 3

If a gender-specific behavior is largely determined by culture, what is that behavior most accurately called?&#10;A) gender constant&#10;B) gender role&#10;C) gender stereotype&#10;D) gender trait

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Gender role refers to the set of behaviors, attitudes, and expectations that are associated with being male or female in a particular culture or society. It is largely determined by cultural and social norms rather than biological factors. Gender constant and gender trait are not commonly used terms in gender studies, and gender stereotype refers to oversimplified and inaccurate generalizations about gender that may or may not be culturally determined.

Question 4

What female sex organ develops from the same tissue as the glans of the penis?&#10;A) labia majora&#10;B) vagina&#10;C) labia minora&#10;D) clitoris

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The clitoris develops from the same embryonic tissue as the glans of the penis in males. The labia majora, labia minora, and vagina have different embryonic origins.

Question 5

Paul has feminized body contours, small testes, and some verbal deficits. When he goes in for an infertility evaluation, which of the following conditions is he most likely to be diagnosed with?&#10;A) Klinefelter syndrome&#10;B) Turner syndrome&#10;C) Triple X syndrome&#10;D) Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

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Paul's symptoms suggest he may have Klinefelter syndrome, a genetic disorder where males have an extra X chromosome (XXY). This can lead to feminized body contours, small testes, and some cognitive deficits. This condition can cause infertility due to low testosterone and sperm production. The other options, Turner syndrome and Triple X syndrome, only affect females, and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia primarily affects the adrenal glands and hormone production.

Question 6

All of the following are true about sex development and brain differentiation EXCEPT:&#10;A) Sexual differentiation of the brain occurs prior to sexual differentiation of the genitals.&#10;B) Male brains signal continuous release of hormones.&#10;C) Female brains signal release of hormones in a cyclical pattern.&#10;D) Hormones influence development of the brain both in the uterus and after birth.

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Sexual differentiation of the genitals occurs before the sexual differentiation of the brain, not the other way around. Hormonal influences on the brain occur both prenatally and postnatally, and there are differences in hormonal signaling patterns between male and female brains.

Question 7

All of the following are true about congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) EXCEPT:&#10;A) Even though the body produces excessive amounts of androgens, there is often little effect on a developing male fetus.&#10;B) Girls may be born with masculinized external genitalia that can be corrected with surgery.&#10;C) Most individuals with CAH are not diagnosed until later in life.&#10;D) In girls with CAH, there seems to be an impact on childhood play and sexual orientation.

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Most individuals with CAH are diagnosed in infancy or early childhood through newborn screening or due to the presence of ambiguous genitalia in females. Delayed diagnosis can lead to serious complications.

Question 8

The 40-week-period of fetal development inside the womb is called ______________________.&#10;A) origination&#10;B) gestation&#10;C) formation&#10;D) All of these are correct.

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The 40-week period of fetal development inside the womb is called gestation.

Question 9

What is the best treatment for Turner syndrome?&#10;A) administration of testosterone during puberty&#10;B) administration of estrogen and progesterone during puberty&#10;C) administration of androgens at birth&#10;D) There is no known treatment for Turner syndrome at this time.

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Administration of estrogen and progesterone during puberty can help promote breast development, the growth of pubic hair, and the onset of menstrual periods. It can also help prevent osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease, which are common risks for women with Turner syndrome. The administration of testosterone during puberty (choice A) is not recommended as it can cause masculinization of features, such as deepening of the voice and growth of facial hair. Administration of androgens at birth (choice C) is not recommended as it has not been shown to have significant benefits in treating Turner syndrome. There is no known cure for Turner syndrome at this time (choice D).

Question 10

What statement below does Margaret Mead's famous discussion about the Tchambuli tribe of New Guinea provide support for?&#10;A) Human culture can transcend biology.&#10;B) Some traits are innate among males and females and not likely to change.&#10;C) Male traits are more likely to be biologically based.&#10;D) Female traits are more likely to be biologically based.

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Margaret Mead's discussion about the Tchambuli tribe of New Guinea provides support for the statement that human culture can transcend biology. She found that gender roles and behavior norms in the Tchambuli tribe were opposite to those of Western societies, demonstrating that gender roles are not solely determined by biology but are largely shaped by cultural and societal norms.

Question 11

In the 1500s, King Henry VIII of England divorced Catherine of Aragon because she gave birth to a daughter not a son. Henry VIII's reasoning was:&#10;A) Inaccurate: Embryonic hormones differentiate in the 8th week to determine sex.&#10;B) Inaccurate: Sperm cells carry the Y chromosome.&#10;C) Accurate: Egg cells carry the Y chromosome.&#10;D) Accurate: Once a woman has a daughter, subsequent offspring are more likely to be female.

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Question 12

If you visually compared the sexual development of third-week female and male embryos, what would you notice?&#10;A) developing testes in the male and developing ovaries in the female&#10;B) no development yet of testes in the male, but developing ovaries in the female&#10;C) no development yet of ovaries in the female, but developing of testes in the male&#10;D) no development yet of ovaries in the female or testes in the male

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Question 13

On average, females mature faster than males. This would be most likely considered a ______________________.&#10;A) gender constant&#10;B) gender role&#10;C) gender stereotype&#10;D) gender trait

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Question 14

What does the term &#34;gender-neutral housing&#34; refer to on college campuses?&#10;A) Allowing transgendered students to have equal access for housing options&#10;B) allowing male floors and female floors within the same residence hall&#10;C) allowing male and female students to share rooms in a residence hall&#10;D) allowing LGBTQIA students to have special room requests

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Question 15

If following the pattern of findings in the United States, which person would be LEAST likely to adhere to gender role stereotyping?&#10;A) Keonna, an African American female&#10;B) Jacob, a Caucasian male&#10;C) Abby, a Caucasian female&#10;D) There are no differences between ethnic groups or genders so all would be equally likely to adhere to gender-role stereotyping.

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Question 16

Sexual differentiation is caused by __________ and begins around 6 to 8 weeks gestation.&#10;A) autosomes&#10;B) sex chromosomes&#10;C) X chromosomes&#10;D) Y chromosomes

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Question 17

What term refers to male and female sex organs which develop from the same tissue?&#10;A) analogous&#10;B) haploid&#10;C) androgens&#10;D) homologous

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Question 18

At what period do the first tissues which will become the human embryo's gonads develop?&#10;A) 4 to 6 weeks&#10;B) 9 to 11 weeks&#10;C) 8 to 10 weeks&#10;D) 3 to 5 weeks

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Question 19

What statement describes current best practice related to intersex children?&#10;A) Hormonal treatment begun prenatally to prevent problems with the sex differentiation that occurs in the latter stages of pregnancy.&#10;B) Surgical intervention to correct external abnormalities at birth.&#10;C) Gender assignment at birth with surgical intervention at puberty.&#10;D) Gender assignment withheld and surgical intervention delayed until child is of the age to decide.

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Question 20

Megan was raised as a female. When she failed to menstruate at puberty, her doctor found that she was genetically male. What is Megan's most likely diagnosis?&#10;A) Klinefelter syndrome&#10;B) Turner syndrome&#10;C) Androgen-insensitivity syndrome (AIS)&#10;D) Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)

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Question 21

Sandra Bem would define an androgynous individual as one who ______________________.&#10;A) shows neither masculine nor feminine characteristics&#10;B) is high in masculinity and low in femininity&#10;C) is low in masculinity and high in femininity&#10;D) is high in masculinity and high in femininity

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Question 22

Piaget is to cognitive theory as Bem is to ______________________.&#10;A) social learning theory&#10;B) evolutionary theory&#10;C) gender schema theory&#10;D) feminist theory

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Question 23

What is the process called in which an infant is taught the basic skills for functioning in society?&#10;A) assimilation&#10;B) differentiation&#10;C) socialization&#10;D) acculturation

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Question 24

What is a common criticism of social learning theory?&#10;A) Children are seen as passive in the way they acquire gendered models of behavior.&#10;B) There is not enough emphasis on how social factors influence a child's socialization.&#10;C) There is too much focus on the child's developmental stages.&#10;D) All of these.

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Question 25

What is most often true for transsexual people who take cross-sex hormones?&#10;A) If they choose to stop taking hormones, changes up to that point are permanent.&#10;B) If they choose to stop taking hormones, some changes will be reversible and some will be permanent.&#10;C) If they decide to stop taking hormones, they will experience serious side effects because their hormones will no longer be in balance.&#10;D) If they decide to stop taking hormones, all of the changes will be reversed.

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Question 26

What is an umbrella term used in your text to refer to a range of different sexual orientations, gender behaviors, or ideologies?&#10;A) gender neutral&#10;B) transsexual&#10;C) genderqueer&#10;D) transvestite

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Question 27

What statement best describes Sheila Rothman's belief about the context of womanhood?&#10;A) What it means to be a woman has remained constant from one time period to the next.&#10;B) What it means to be a woman is mostly defined in the context of masculinity.&#10;C) What is means to be a woman is understood within the context of motherhood.&#10;D) What it means to be a woman has shifted from one time period to the next.

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Question 28

Students in your class are discussing Sandra Bem's theory of androgyny. Which student has the view most similar to more modern researchers' ideas about androgyny?&#10;A) Mandi: &#34;Masculinity and femininity are on a continuum: the more masculine you are, the less feminine, and vice versa.&#34;&#10;B) Arturo: &#34;Androgyny is a great thing! Being androgynous helps resolve the 'battle of the sexes.'&#34;&#10;C) Terrance: &#34;Androgyny allows for greater behavioral flexibility. Androgynous people have a greater repertoire of behavior to draw on in stressful and daily situations.&#34;&#10;D) Shauna: &#34;Suggesting that people should combine both 'masculine' and 'feminine' behaviors just reinforces outdated ideas of gender. Besides, what we consider to be masculine and feminine has changed over time.&#34;

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Question 29

When we say to a little boy, &#34;Hey there tough guy,&#34; and we say to a little girl, &#34;Hello sweet little princess,&#34; we are interacting based on categories we have deeply engrained related to masculinity and femininity. What theory attributes much of our gender role development to these ways of thinking?&#10;A) social learning&#10;B) cognitive&#10;C) gender schema&#10;D) evolutionary

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Question 30

Which surgical procedure based on time, expense, and complications is the more popular option used for female-to-male transitions?&#10;A) vaginoplasty&#10;B) phalloplasty&#10;C) metoidioplasty&#10;D) scrotoplasty

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Question 31

What theory would most likely have the motto, &#34;nature not nurture&#34;?&#10;A) social learning&#10;B) cognitive&#10;C) gender schema&#10;D) evolutionary

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Question 32

Generally speaking, a transsexual individual with an &#34;XX&#34; sex chromosome pair is likely to feel ______________________.&#10;A) uncomfortable in a female's body&#10;B) uncomfortable in a male's body&#10;C) physically attracted to men&#10;D) physically attracted to women

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Question 33

What is the period for the development of the brain of the human embryo?&#10;A) after 2 months&#10;B) after 4 months&#10;C) after 7 months&#10;D) after 5 months

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Question 34

Children see that their mom spends Saturdays inside cleaning and doing laundry while their dad does outside work such as mowing the yard and fixing the car. What theory will guide the children's ideas about gender roles?

A) social learning
B) cognitive
C) feminist
D) evolutionary

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Question 35

What term reflects a transgender individual who is experiencing confusion or discomfort about their biological sex and gender identity?&#10;A) genderqueer&#10;B) gender dysphoria&#10;C) gender fluidity&#10;D) gender binary

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Question 36

Internal sexual organs are all the following except:&#10;A) vagina&#10;B) testicles&#10;C) ovaries&#10;D) penis

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Question 37

Using the measure of androgyny developed by Sandra Bem in the 1970's, what did current research find related to perceptions of gender traits?&#10;A) While most of the feminine traits were still accurate, less than half of the masculine traits were still accurate.&#10;B) While most of the masculine traits were still accurate, less than half of the feminine traits were still accurate.&#10;C) Both male and female traits have remained constant over the past 30 years.&#10;D) Both male and female traits have changed significantly over the past 30 years.

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Question 38

In most cultures, men are more likely than women to have all of the following EXCEPT ______________________.&#10;A) stress-related illnesses&#10;B) motor vehicle accidents&#10;C) cirrhosis of the liver&#10;D) suicide attempts

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Question 39

Cognitive development theory suggests that gender attitudes change predictably as children get older because:0&#10;A) Children pass through stages of development related to their ability to process information.&#10;B) Changes in attitude over time are based on hereditary and hormonal influences.&#10;C) They are exposed to consistent gender role models.&#10;D) Their gender schemas are culturally determined.

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Question 40

What did Williams and Best find in their cross-cultural research related to gender?&#10;A) People largely agreed on gender role stereotypes.&#10;B) Gender role stereotypes differed greatly from country to country.&#10;C) People generally agreed on feminine stereotypes but not masculine traits.&#10;D) People generally agreed on masculine stereotypes but not feminine traits.

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Question 41

What develops into either testes or ovaries during the 5th or 6th week?&#10;A) testicles&#10;B) ovaries&#10;C) primitive gonads&#10;D) None of these are correct.

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Question 42

Which of the following is true about gender roles in adolescence?&#10;A) Consequences for deviating from gender role behaviors are more severe for girls than boys.&#10;B) Girls have more flexibility with their general behavior.&#10;C) Girls are allowed more deviation from gender stereotypes of sexuality.&#10;D) All of these are true.

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Question 43

In the Native American culture, this person was often biologically male, treated as a female in social functions, and highly respected in the society. What is the term used to describe this person?&#10;A) a hijra&#10;B) a two-spirit&#10;C) a xani-th&#10;D) a kathoey

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Question 44

Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome is a(n) __________.&#10;A) zygote&#10;B) somatic cell&#10;C) gamete&#10;D) autosome

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Question 45

Maleek was born with typically appearing external male genitalia as well as one ovary. How would this person be identified?&#10;A) as an intersex person&#10;B) as a transgender person&#10;C) as a bisexual person&#10;D) as a hermaphrodite

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Question 46

A period in a woman's life, usually during her 40s or 50s, when estrogen decreases, causing the eventual cessation of menstruation is called ______________________.&#10;A) mitosis&#10;B) menopause&#10;C) andropause&#10;D) fertilization

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Question 47

A period in a man's life, usually during his 70s or 80s, when testosterone decreases, causing a decrease in spermatogenesis, is called ______________________.&#10;A) mitosis&#10;B) menopause&#10;C) fertilization&#10;D) andropause

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Question 48

Research demonstrates that in the typical elementary school classroom in the United States:&#10;A) Boys and girls get about the same amount of attention.&#10;B) Girls who ask questions are seen as curious and boys who ask questions are seen as aggressive.&#10;C) Boys get both more praise and more criticism than girls.&#10;D) Girls get more praise and boys get more criticism.

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Question 49

Who is likely to hold a more negative attitude about aging?&#10;A) Michelle, a White lesbian woman&#10;B) Courtney, a White heterosexual woman&#10;C) Jesse, a Latino gay man&#10;D) Robert, a Black heterosexual man

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Question 50

In the presence of Y chromosomes, gonads in male embryos begin producing ______________ and testosterone.&#10;A) SRY genes&#10;B) autosomes&#10;C) sex chromosomes&#10;D) Mullerian inhibiting factor

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Question 51

The development of the primitive gonads by 10th or 11th week occurs in ______________________.&#10;A) transgender embryos&#10;B) females&#10;C) males&#10;D) All of these are correct.

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Question 52

According to information presented in your text, who will likely experience the LEAST social acceptance in terms of gender roles?&#10;A) Jacob, a boy who is 15 years old and expresses an interest in the fashion design club&#10;B) Elly, a girl who is 15 years old and tries out for the school hockey team&#10;C) Marcy, a woman who is 40 years old and is the CEO of a Fortune 500 company&#10;D) Kevin, a man who is 30 years old and is a college education instructor

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Question 53

Apart from testosterone, what else differentiates males from the females?&#10;A) presence of ovarian hormones&#10;B) primitive gonads&#10;C) SRY gene&#10;D) presence of XX chromosomes

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Question 54

Homosocial play ______________________.&#10;A) is an early indication of homosexual orientation&#10;B) is universal among boys and girls&#10;C) usually begins when children are about 8 years old&#10;D) causes children to be rejected by their peers

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Question 55

A reproductive cell-the spermatozoon or ovum-is also referred to as a ___________.&#10;A) chromosome&#10;B) sexual cell&#10;C) germ cell&#10;D) gamete

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Question 56

What do the hijra, kathoey, and xani-th have in common?&#10;A) They are biological males.&#10;B) They are allowed sexual access to women and men.&#10;C) They partake in both male and female work.&#10;D) They are asexual.

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Question 57

A threadlike structure in the nucleus of a cell that carries genetic information is known as ______________________.&#10;A) sexual cell&#10;B) chromosome&#10;C) gamete&#10;D) germ cell

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Question 58

During the early stages of development, male and female embryos are ______________________.&#10;A) identical&#10;B) different&#10;C) distinct&#10;D) apart

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Question 59

The _____________ direct the development of the genitals and reproductive organs.&#10;A) chromosomes&#10;B) gametes&#10;C) germ cells&#10;D) genes

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Question 60

Which gene plays an important role in sexual differentiation and development in male embryos?&#10;A) polymeric gene&#10;B) XX gene&#10;C) both Y1 and Y2 gene&#10;D) SRY gene

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Question 61

Which hormone affects the nervous system?&#10;A) gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)&#10;B) estrogen&#10;C) inhibin&#10;D) follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

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Question 62

The single cell resulting from the union of sperm and egg cells is called ______________________.&#10;A) sex chromosomes&#10;B) zygote&#10;C) gamete&#10;D) autosome

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Question 63

___________ hormone produced by the cells of the testes signals the anterior pituitary to decrease FSH production if the sperm count gets too high.&#10;A) inhibin&#10;B) gonadotropin&#10;C) mullerian inhibiting&#10;D) estrone

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Question 64

_____________ is structured in the shape of a double helix in which all genetic information in an organism is encoded.&#10;A) salicyclic acid&#10;B) deoxyribonucleic acid&#10;C) lactic acid&#10;D) benzoic acid

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Deck 4: Gender Development, Gender Roles, and Gender Identity