Sex Itself: The Search for Male and Female in the Human Genome - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226325613ISBN-10:022632561XUPC:9780226325613Book Category:Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, Women's Studies, HistoryBook Topic:Genetics & GenomicsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.72 inchesWeight:1.0406Product ID:SCYXWT6N6H
Sex Itself: The Search for Male and Female in the Human Genome
Human genomes are 99.9 percent identical-with one prominent exception. Instead of a matching pair of X chromosomes, men carry a single X, coupled with a tiny chromosome called the Y. Tracking the emergence of a new and distinctive way of thinking about sex represented by the unalterable, simple, and visually compelling binary of the X and Y chromosomes, Sex Itself examines the interaction between...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226325613ISBN-10:022632561XUPC:9780226325613Book Category:Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, Women's Studies, HistoryBook Topic:Genetics & GenomicsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.72 inchesWeight:1.0406Product ID:SCYXWT6N6H
Sarah S. Richardson is assistant professor of the history of science and of studies of women, gender, and sexuality at Harvard University. She is coeditor of Revisiting Race in a Genomic Age. She lives in Chester, CT.
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