It's a boy! Gender expectations intrude on the study of sex determination

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 699-705

  Allen, Caitilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUELLERIAN DUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; GENDER IDENTITY; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER; SRY GENE;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENES, SRY; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDERS;

EID: 38449111788     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dna.2007.1501     Document Type: Review

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