03198nam 22006614a 450 991045513260332120200520144314.00-674-02041-310.4159/9780674020412(CKB)1000000000805549(OCoLC)451007081(CaPaEBR)ebrary10326097(SSID)ssj0000275530(PQKBManifestationID)12060579(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000275530(PQKBWorkID)10222836(PQKB)10256825(SSID)ssj0000488558(PQKBManifestationID)11316812(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000488558(PQKBWorkID)10458230(PQKB)11029896(MiAaPQ)EBC3300553(Au-PeEL)EBL3300553(CaPaEBR)ebr10326097(OCoLC)923111653(DE-B1597)588902(DE-B1597)9780674020412(EXLCZ)99100000000080554920020719d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe X in sex[electronic resource] how the X chromosome controls our lives /David BainbridgeCambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press20031 online resource (216 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-01028-0 0-674-01621-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-192) and index.Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PROLOGUE -- 1 . MAKING A DIFFERENCE -- 2 . THE DUKE OF KENT’S TESTICLES -- 3 . THE DOUBLE LIFE OF WOMEN -- FURTHER READING -- GLOSSARY -- INDEXA tiny scrap of genetic information determines our sex; it also consigns many of us to a life of disease, directs or disrupts the everyday working of our bodies, and forces women to live as genetic chimeras. The culprit--so necessary and yet the source of such upheaval--is the X chromosome, and this is its story. An enlightening and entertaining tour of the cultural and natural history of this intriguing member of the genome, The X in Sex traces the journey toward our current understanding of the nature of X. From its chance discovery in the nineteenth century to the promise and implications of ongoing research, David Bainbridge shows how the X evolved and where it and its counterpart Y are going, how it helps assign developing human babies their sex--and maybe even their sexuality--and how it affects our lives in infinitely complex and subtle ways. X offers cures for disease, challenges our cultural, ethical, and scientific assumptions about maleness and femaleness, and has even reshaped our views of human evolution and human nature.X chromosomeSex determination, GeneticElectronic books.X chromosome.Sex determination, Genetic.611/.01816Bainbridge David237202MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455132603321The X in sex2073268UNINA