Intersex: A Third Sex Category
Those who claim that biological sex is not binary, but rather a spectrum of possibilities, will often use intersex to argue their case. To many, such variation shows us that the malefemale binary is unreliable, that there are more than two sexes, and that sex is a spectrum. But, is this true This video was reissued thanks to feedback from developmental biologists and intersex individuals. Download the transcripts to our videos from our website: Scientific Literature: 1 Sekido, R., LovellBadge, R. (2009). Sex determination and SRY, Down to a wink and a nudge. Trends in Genetics, 25(1). 2 Kashimada, K., Koopman, P. (2010). Sry, the master switch in mammalian sex determination. Development, 137. 3 Kimball, J. (2020). Sex chromosomes. 4 Gilbert, SF. (2000). Chromosomal sex determination in mammals. Developmental Biology, 6th edition. Sunderland (MA), Sinauer Associates. 5 Wizemann, TM. , Pardue ML, editors. (2001). Sex begins in the womb. Explor
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