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SZ 9 Group 3 Performance Task in Science "Sex-Influenced Traits” ees A sex-influenced trait is a trait controlled by a air of alleles found on the autosomal afapaataige (pairs | through 22) but ifs phenotypic expression is influenced by the presence of certain hormones Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone, etc © Sex-influenced traits can be seen in BOTH sexes, but will vary in frequency between the sexes or in the degree of the ghenolynic expression SF at ne cae neee cre ret at trait, but if will fake two recessive for the female that s ifpe//onimalgeromeog/eu/ble_gones/seximhtml fps Pac edechorene/mfaiconiye/ verinflenced- rit 62001690 Terminologies , Seve weve VeeUeN euereN Alleles: An allele or allel, is one of a number of | . alterntaie forms of the same Progesterone’ isin a class of medications called ene Aides che aneaeel Fata ae progestins (female hormones). It works as part of chromosomes do no not determine the sex of hormone replacement therapy by decreasing the offspring rather, they contain many genes that amount of estrogen in the uterus. It works 4o bring on code for the preducton of thousands of rokeins. Bee eccrine menstruaton by replacing the natural progesterone lor la an eee Pn deceit it ame eR Te ores The woman's ovaries make most estrogen hormones, although the adrenal glands and fat cells also make ———smnall_amounts_of the harmanes—___ that some women are missing + Testosterone’ is @ hormone produced primarily in the testicles. Testosterone helps maintain men’s* Bone density. Fat distribution Muscle strength and mass. suueus Patlerned baldness is the most common cause of hair bss in both men and women, and is the result of netic and hormonal factors. Pathan ap ear esie hair loss that occurs in a rece attern, The pattern in men is afferent | erent to the pattern in women. ae * In addition, the presence of testosterone levels influences the expression of the baldness allele. + Males with higher testosterone levels have a dominant baldness gene, whereas females with lower testosterone levels have @ recessive baldness ene. -answer/ what eof en Mfuanced-tral/ we weueus Because the baldness trait is influenced by the hormones Why is it more testosterone and men have more testosterone. common in men? Htps//awu sideshare net/mfaizanilyas/ sexinfluenced-traits-62011690 rth The Beh ebm of mat bo ldness begins at the hairline ice The hairline gradually moves backward (recedes) and forms an ‘M” shape. A circular area on the back of the head (vertex) often thins and expands in size over time. Eventually the hair becomes finer, shorter, and thinner, and creates a U-shaped (or horseshoe) pattern of hair around the leepantst sides of the head and a bald area on the back of the head _ Stage I Stage 11 Stig cna Mpa EL hase SA nla aimee wet \ alopecia — is hair loss that affects people assigned femole af bith Fe cmer fo mae patfern baller except tat the bir erent rat ald eran Female pattern baldness sfarts at the part line sometimes appearing all over the head Hair at the temples may also recede Doctors divide the condition into three types SUN cea femal efor elle aaa) the part Type Il iolves widening of the part and increased thinning around it «Type Il is thinning #hroughout with a see-through area at va ous Secondary sexual characteristics are those that emerge during the prepubescent through postpubescent phases. @— BREAST DEVELOPMENT chances IN BODY COMPOSITION PUBLIC HAIR MENARCHE INCREASE IN FAT MASS Vw veuuee Female Secondary Sex Charcteristics For females, secondary sex characteristics include relative lack of ody hair, thicker hair on the head (in some cases), rounded hips/fiqure, a decreased ability to generate muscle mass at a fast rate, decreased y ‘fal ren, boy strength, reat oy to mrc ch a menstrual cycle, and increased body fa a eee GROWTH SPURT. wesasem\, IN BODY COMPOSITION INCREASE IN PENILE LENGTH & FIRST EJACULATION TESTICULAR ENLARGEMENT UTES recreer ys Male Secondary Sex Charcteristics For males, secondary characteristics include facial and chest hair, increased body hair, pelvic build (lack of rounded hips), upper body muscular build, and the ability to generate muscle mass at a fate ae the female, choracterihest tet -ForX20fomaest2CED acoder 20s! 20choracarihexcyloX2CX20andt20 nore edlDDbdy X20 a

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