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The 7 sexes [[electronic resource] ] : biology of sex determination / / Elof Axel Carlson
| The 7 sexes [[electronic resource] ] : biology of sex determination / / Elof Axel Carlson |
| Autore | Carlson Elof Axel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sex determination, Genetic
Gene expression |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-94962-8
0-253-00654-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Wild Guesses in an Era of Scientific Ignorance; 3 The Ancient World; 4 Monotheistic Religious Interpretations; 5 The Descriptive Embryology of Male and Female Development; 6 The Discovery of the Egg in Higher Eukaryotes; 7 The Discovery of Sperm in Higher Eukaryotes; 8 The Discovery of Sex Hormones; 9 Ploidy Levels and Sex Determination; 10 The Discovery of Sex Chromosomes; 11 The Balance Theory of Sex Determination; 12 The Discovery of Sex in Microorganisms
13 The History and Interpretations of Hermaphrodites and Intersexes14 Dosage Compensation and the Sex Chromosomes; 15 The Discovery of Human Sex Chromosome Conditions; 16 The Seven Sexes of Humans; 17 The Identification and Role of Sex-Determining Genes; 18 The History of Homosexuality; 19 The History of Behavioral Gender Assignment; 20 The Evolution of Sex Determination; 21 What Does It Mean to Have an Assigned Sex?; 22 The Quest for a Unified Theory of Sex, Gender, and Sexuality; Afterword; Appendix: Secondary Literature and the Relation of Biology to Sex and Gender; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E FG; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462593503321 |
Carlson Elof Axel
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| Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 | ||
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The 7 sexes [[electronic resource] ] : biology of sex determination / / Elof Axel Carlson
| The 7 sexes [[electronic resource] ] : biology of sex determination / / Elof Axel Carlson |
| Autore | Carlson Elof Axel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sex determination, Genetic
Gene expression |
| ISBN |
1-283-94962-8
0-253-00654-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Wild Guesses in an Era of Scientific Ignorance; 3 The Ancient World; 4 Monotheistic Religious Interpretations; 5 The Descriptive Embryology of Male and Female Development; 6 The Discovery of the Egg in Higher Eukaryotes; 7 The Discovery of Sperm in Higher Eukaryotes; 8 The Discovery of Sex Hormones; 9 Ploidy Levels and Sex Determination; 10 The Discovery of Sex Chromosomes; 11 The Balance Theory of Sex Determination; 12 The Discovery of Sex in Microorganisms
13 The History and Interpretations of Hermaphrodites and Intersexes14 Dosage Compensation and the Sex Chromosomes; 15 The Discovery of Human Sex Chromosome Conditions; 16 The Seven Sexes of Humans; 17 The Identification and Role of Sex-Determining Genes; 18 The History of Homosexuality; 19 The History of Behavioral Gender Assignment; 20 The Evolution of Sex Determination; 21 What Does It Mean to Have an Assigned Sex?; 22 The Quest for a Unified Theory of Sex, Gender, and Sexuality; Afterword; Appendix: Secondary Literature and the Relation of Biology to Sex and Gender; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E FG; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786005703321 |
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Carlson Elof Axel
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| Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Females are mosaics [[electronic resource] ] : X inactivation and sex differences in disease / / Barbara R. Migeon
| Females are mosaics [[electronic resource] ] : X inactivation and sex differences in disease / / Barbara R. Migeon |
| Autore | Migeon Barbara R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 271 p., [8] p. of plates ) : ill. (some col.) |
| Disciplina | 616/.042 |
| Soggetto topico |
X chromosome
Mosaicism Sex determination, Genetic Sex-linkage (Genetics) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-16268-X
0-19-972006-1 1-4294-8700-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451721103321 |
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Migeon Barbara R
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Females are mosaics [[electronic resource] ] : X inactivation and sex differences in disease / / Barbara R. Migeon
| Females are mosaics [[electronic resource] ] : X inactivation and sex differences in disease / / Barbara R. Migeon |
| Autore | Migeon Barbara R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 271 p., [8] p. of plates ) : ill. (some col.) |
| Disciplina | 616/.042 |
| Soggetto topico |
X chromosome
Mosaicism Sex determination, Genetic Sex-linkage (Genetics) |
| ISBN |
0-19-770667-3
1-281-16268-X 0-19-972006-1 1-4294-8700-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777823503321 |
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Migeon Barbara R
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Females are mosaics [[electronic resource] ] : X inactivation and sex differences in disease / / Barbara R. Migeon
| Females are mosaics [[electronic resource] ] : X inactivation and sex differences in disease / / Barbara R. Migeon |
| Autore | Migeon Barbara R |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 271 p., [8] p. of plates ) : ill. (some col.) |
| Disciplina | 616/.042 |
| Soggetto topico |
X chromosome
Mosaicism Sex determination, Genetic Sex-linkage (Genetics) |
| ISBN |
0-19-770667-3
1-281-16268-X 0-19-972006-1 1-4294-8700-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART I. BACKGROUND -- Chapter 1 Sex Differences in Disease -- 1.1. Males More Vulnerable at Every Age -- 1.2. Vulnerability of Males Leads to Sex-Specific Disease -- 1.3. Summary and Speculations -- Chapter 2 Evolution of the Human Sex Chromosomes and a Portrait of the Human X -- 2.1. Chromosomal Basis of Sex Determination -- 2.2. The Human Sex Chromosomes Evolved from Reptilian Autosomes -- 2.3. Degeneration of the Y Chromosome -- 2.4. Ohno's Law and the Conservation of the Original X -- 2.5. Residual Homology and the Pseudoautosomal Regions -- 2.6. Genetic Portrait of the Human X -- 2.7. Summary and Speculations -- Chapter 3 X Chromosome Dosage Compensation: An Overview -- 3.1. X Chromosome Dosage Compensation -- 3.2. Heterochromatin and Chromosome Silencing -- 3.3. Role in Sex Determination -- 3.4. Mechanisms of Dosage Compensation in Other Organisms -- 3.5. Mechanisms of Dosage Compensation in Mammals -- 3.6. Summary and Speculations -- Chapter 4 The Discovery of X Chromosome Inactivation -- 4.1. The Lyon Hypothesis -- 4.2. General Scheme of Mammalian Dosage Compensation -- 4.3. Summary and Speculations -- Chapter 5 Experimental Models for X Inactivation Studies -- 5.1. Spontaneous Human Mutations that Interfere with Inactivation -- 5.2. X-Linked Protein Variants Distinguish Parental Origin of X Chromosomes -- 5.3. Characterizing the Inactive X in Human Cell Cultures and Clones -- 5.4. Mouse-Human Hybrids Separate Inactive from Active X -- 5.5. Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells for Manipulating the Early Steps in X Inactivation -- 5.6. Transgenic Mice as a Functional Assay -- 5.7. Assays for X Inactivation Patterns in Heterozygotes -- 5.8. Summary and Speculations -- PART II. THEMES AND VARIATIONS OF X INACTIVATION -- Chapter 6 Theme 1: The Initial Steps-Creating the Active and Inactive X.
6.1. Characteristics of the Inactive X Chromosome -- 6.2. Time of Initiation in the Embryo -- 6.3. Cis Inactivation -- 6.4. The Master Control Region: XIC and Xist -- 6.5. Silencing the Inactive X Chromosome -- 6.6. Choosing the Active X Chromosome -- 6.7. Summary and Speculations -- Chapter 7 Theme 2: Subsequent Steps-Spreading and Maintaining Inactivation -- 7.1. Spreading Inactivation by Modifying Chromatin -- 7.2. Maintaining Inactivation by DNA Methylation of CpG Islands -- 7.3. Escape from Inactivation -- 7.4. Transient X Inactivation in Germ Cells -- 7.5. Induced X Reactivation in Placental Cells -- 7.6. Role of DNA Replication in X Inactivation -- 7. 7. Summary and Speculations -- Chapter 8 Variations 1: Stability of the Inactive X -- 8.1. Variations on the Themes of X Inactivation -- 8.2. Divergence in the Physical Map -- 8.3. Stability of X Inactivation -- 8.4. Summary and Speculations -- Chapter 9 Variations 2: Choice of Active X -- 9.1. Primary Nonrandom X Inactivation -- 9.2. Paternal X Inactivation -- 9.3. Relationship of Paternal X Inactivation to Genomic Imprinting -- 9.4. Does Antisense Transcription Have a Role? -- 9.5. Evolution and Tinkering -- 9.6. Effect of Inactivation Timing -- 9.7. Summary and Speculations -- PART III. MEDICAL CONSEQUENCE OF X INACTIVATION -- Chapter 10 The Single Active X -- 10.1. Coping with a Monosomy X -- 10.2. Sex Differences in Susceptibility to Disease -- 10.3. Viability of Turner Syndrome, Klinefelter Syndrome, and X Chromosome Aneuploidy -- 10.4. X Deletions, Ring X Chromosomes, X Duplications, and Functional Disomy -- 10.5. X/Autosome Translocations and Spreading of Inactivation -- 10.6. Polyploidy and the Choice of Active X -- 10.7. Summary and Speculations -- Chapter 11 Mosaicism -- 11.1. The X-Linked Phenotype Is Dominant at the Cellular Level -- 11.2. Females Are Mosaics. 11.3. Interaction between Mosaic Cell Populations -- 11.4. Skewing of X Inactivation Patterns -- 11.5. Effect of X Inactivation on Clinical Phenotype -- 11.6. "Manifesting" Heterozygotes -- 11.7. Summary and Speculations -- Chapter 12 Determinants of Female Phenotypes -- 12.1. The Dynamic Effect of Interacting Cell Populations on the Health of Females -- 12.2. The Effect of X Inactivation on Normal Female Phenotype and Cell Diversity -- 12.3. Epilogue -- Appendix A: Descriptions of Model X-linked and Other Relevant Diseases -- Appendix B: Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy, Polyploidy, and Parthenogenetic Conceptuses -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- X -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- X -- Y -- Z. |
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Migeon Barbara R
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Making girls and boys [[electronic resource] ] : inside the science of sex / / Jane McCredie
| Making girls and boys [[electronic resource] ] : inside the science of sex / / Jane McCredie |
| Autore | McCredie Jane |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney, : University of New South Wales Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Gender identity
Sex (Psychology) Sex determination, Genetic |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-74224-549-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; About the Author; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Introduction; 1 Conceiving girls and boys; The great egg and sperm race; Genes maketh the man; The war of the sexes; 2 The evolving man and woman; Chimp balls and seal blubber; Domesticating humans; 3 Hermes and Aphrodite; Beyond the binary; Restoring order; 4 The sexed brain; The search for difference; Chickens and eggs; 5 Learning gender; Playing with cars; John is a boy, Betty is a girl; The two tribes; 6 The third and many genders; Sex at work; Making men; The third sex; 7 Sexing sexuality |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453647403321 |
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McCredie Jane
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| Sydney, : University of New South Wales Press, 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Making girls and boys [[electronic resource] ] : inside the science of sex / / Jane McCredie
| Making girls and boys [[electronic resource] ] : inside the science of sex / / Jane McCredie |
| Autore | McCredie Jane |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney, : University of New South Wales Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Gender identity
Sex (Psychology) Sex determination, Genetic |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-74224-549-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; About the Author; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Introduction; 1 Conceiving girls and boys; The great egg and sperm race; Genes maketh the man; The war of the sexes; 2 The evolving man and woman; Chimp balls and seal blubber; Domesticating humans; 3 Hermes and Aphrodite; Beyond the binary; Restoring order; 4 The sexed brain; The search for difference; Chickens and eggs; 5 Learning gender; Playing with cars; John is a boy, Betty is a girl; The two tribes; 6 The third and many genders; Sex at work; Making men; The third sex; 7 Sexing sexuality |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910669257503321 |
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McCredie Jane
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| Sydney, : University of New South Wales Press, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Maternal personality, evolution and the sex ratio : do mothers control the sex of the infant? / / Valerie J. Grant
| Maternal personality, evolution and the sex ratio : do mothers control the sex of the infant? / / Valerie J. Grant |
| Autore | Grant Valerie J. <1937, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (231 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612.6/2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sex determination, Genetic
Sex ratio Dominance (Psychology) Pregnancy - Psychological aspects Human evolution Testosterone Mothers - Psychology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-70771-3
1-134-72475-6 9786610567164 1-280-56716-3 0-203-13396-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457341203321 |
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Grant Valerie J. <1937, >
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Maternal personality, evolution and the sex ratio : do mothers control the sex of the infant? / / Valerie J. Grant
| Maternal personality, evolution and the sex ratio : do mothers control the sex of the infant? / / Valerie J. Grant |
| Autore | Grant Valerie J. <1937, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (231 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612.6/2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sex determination, Genetic
Sex ratio Dominance (Psychology) Pregnancy - Psychological aspects Human evolution Testosterone Mothers - Psychology |
| ISBN |
1-134-72474-8
1-283-70771-3 1-134-72475-6 9786610567164 1-280-56716-3 0-203-13396-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784583903321 |
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Grant Valerie J. <1937, >
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sex, hormones, and behaviour / / [editors, Ruth Porter (organizer), Julie Whelan]
| Sex, hormones, and behaviour / / [editors, Ruth Porter (organizer), Julie Whelan] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : Excerpta Medica |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (392 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 612.6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PorterRuth
WhelanJulie |
| Collana | Ciba Foundation symposium |
| Soggetto topico |
Sex determination, Genetic
Hormones, Sex - Physiological effect Human behavior Sexual behavior in animals |
| ISBN |
1-280-78374-5
9786613694133 0-470-72044-1 0-470-71812-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Sex, Hormones and Behaviour; Contents; Chairman's introduction; Basic sexual trends in the development of vertebrates; Discussion; The effects of oestrogen on hypothalamic tissue; Discussion; Psychosexual development: an examination of the role of prenatal hormones; Discussion; Sex-dimorphic behaviour development in the human: prenatal hormone administration and postnatal socialization; Discussion; Hormones and sexual differentiation of the brain; Discussion; Animal models for human sexuality; Discussion; Male homosexuality: perversion, deviation or variant?; Discussion
Transsexuality: some remarks based on clinical experience; Discussion; The endocrine function of the human testis in regard to sexuality; Discussion; Androgens and human sexual behaviour; Discussion; Sexual compatibility in rhesus monkeys: predicting sexual performance of oppositely sexed pairs of adults; Discussion; General discussion Sexual differentiation of the brain of the sheep: effects of prenatal implantation of androgen; Sexual and aggressive behaviour in social groups of talapoin monkeys; Discussion The effects of neonatal exposure to testosterone on the development of behaviour in female marmoset monkeys; Discussion; Monoamines and sexual behaviour in non-human primates; Discussion; Final general discussion; Concluding remarks; Index of contributors; Subject index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Sex, hormones, and behavior |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910144658503321 |
| Amsterdam : , : Excerpta Medica | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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