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    Prenatal Hormone Exposure and Sexual Variation

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    Intrauterine position and testosterone effects of sexual variation

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    Prenatal Hormone Exposure and Sexual Variation Hormone exposure in the womb is instrumental in shaping the sexual anatomy, physiology and behavior of mammals John G. Vandenbergh Peat ses date Erie ph tly for mamtals elias ws one X fn one Y chromosome develop io ales Thos withewo Xs develop io Feral: Detngushing between he buling mals and fale should be Saightforwaed. Unfortanately for those wh ke simple ls thes) [armorecompiex “and ¥ chromosomes are ony the bepining of sex determination Bis tlste have recently taken a closet itok a the events betven feta tion and sorta matty tht estab. lish a naval sexual character Stes. These events help explain ‘aiabily among individuals in sexe “a anatomy, physiology and beh for For example, an XX individual fn exhibit some masculine traits if formone prodiction or sensitivity Sora duringearly developmen. In fact hee alt cortinas of sexual rts betwen mae and fe tae The abilty of envicrmentl i Fences during development pro de such a contin demonststes ‘cc are and min ak 9 Synergy Goes ae enone work tgs to proce an organism. Spe llc genes ae only turned on when he “vionment ofthe cell tisue, organ ‘rongantan cal for hem he cae |G nde pir of gy at ace oe taare sea ate ee aceoaee ares Suit ele ACC ne dg of snl cant one chi SLanby which emma are 1 ata thongs exc of orm imate te tars at by elo ite losses whe Sy evel Broghoa the yen tne ten fey ‘Some las hamactes sec nays tt produce hss ea encod by te pom Dat homo cnantziast nb SOINCHY ny fenton ‘ental actos ceding Sd Soong, npr rd ino fear intr forbes eneetnne Ths tc epi a gee ina Tey otic cll oad tees Ses peng nace phy Eee aatt cee ey gums ens ae eth tow how fevmones detopment in he womb, pc: sty dene ha inter antes ‘PEaetver iy adlt morphlogy apie an sored bea Rs orders he en Shy ota i ply an mptan eh va Stmone’nininy nto Substances on alba and human Renin arlene Hormones and Sexsal Devslopment Ofcourse set hormone curt Pore Fa lic atthe time of pert Any ‘ne whohae wate a puppy develop {Mo anadul dog haste the decine insipperchewingchavor and the = ‘resin interest In the opposite se. mak androgens such a testosterone 45 puberty to seule the body n> itadtshope and prodoce male phys tology an behavine In fees, eves ofthe gonadal hoemanes est _povand progesterone at puberty elt incharacterisilly female adult body shape, physiol and beaviog Tet she only persd af female development ats Caracterid by 2 Isyeinge in gonadal hormone att ty'inconeart males experience v0 Sirgen estonterome concentration {Te int bogie during fetal develop ret the sora moze eta fetes begin fo produce testosterone riray trop gestation. on the 1h forth day afte conception, The male fetus ic exposed toa eltvely high B days alter ith Teststrone Levels then plummet, and remain Tow for tout wo months, sng charpy again ihe time of puberty (Fite 2 Thehgh ere etoteone present inthe male during the ped before tnd jut after birth has major conse Geno I deni expert ths ale Hormone elier Uvough feta surgery toramowe the testes, ough pe ‘mecca eget that bck the oe fl espns testosterone, he male ‘ivelopeanatoniely,physiogially rd behaviorally asa fra Intauterne Poston Etec Inthe ealy 190s Bologats working fm neurttansmiters inthe rt bra dscovered that hormone evel during ‘eal development sre aso important inthe establishment of variation bee freen meer of the same soe Ly trood Clemens and is laboratory Toup st Michigan Sate University Riedy dstngished newboen male fe ema a pe Basso the di {ince betwen fe as andthe gen fae, Males have a longer anogenitat

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