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homogametic sex
homogametic sex The sex that is determined by possession of two similar sex chromosomes (e.g. XX). In humans and many other mammals this is the female sex. All the reproductive cells (gametes) produced by the homogametic sex have the same kind of sex chromosome (i.e. an X chromosome). Compare... Read more |
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Transsexualism
TRANSSEXUALISM Transsexualism is characterized by the desire to belong to the sex opposite one's assigned, biological sex, and by the demand for a reassignment of one's sex with the help of hormones and surgery |
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sex chromosome
sex chromosome A chromosome whose presence or absence is linked with the sex of the bearer, and that plays a role in sex determination. It is present in all sexually reproducing, diploid animals and plants. The sex that has a homologous pair of sex chromosomes in the nucleus is said to be... Read more |
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heterogametic sex
heterogametic sex The sex that has sex chromosomes that differ in morphology (e.g. XY), and that therefore produces two different kinds of gametes with respect to the sex chromosomes. The term may also refer to the possession of an unpaired sex chromosome (a single X-chromosome). In mammals and most... Read more |
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Sex Determination
Sex Determination Sex determination refers to the mechanisms employed by organisms to produce offspring that are of two different sexes. First we present an overview of the sex determination mechanisms used by mammals. Then we discuss the great variety of mechanisms used by animals other than... Read more |
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sex linkage
sex linkage The location of a gene on a sex chromosome. Such a gene is usually unrelated to primary or secondary sexual characters and is located on the X-chromosome. The heterogametic sex (e.g. a male mammal or female bird) receives the X-chromosome and therefore all its sex-linked genes from the... Read more |
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Harvey Fierstein
Fierstein, Harvey (1954–), playwright, author of Torch Song Trilogy (1981), a breakthrough serious drama about homosexuals, made into a movie (1988) with the playwright as lead. He adapted from the French La Cage Aux Folles (1983), a comic musical with homosexual characters. Other plays are... Read more |
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pheromones
pheromones any of a variety of substances, secreted by many animal species, that alter the behavior of individuals of the same species. Sex attractant pheromones, secreted by a male or female to attract the opposite sex, are widespread among insects. The pheromones produced by males include a... Read more |
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
...Africa and Asia where it has taken a very heavy toll, AIDS afflicts men and...to promote the use of condoms for safe sex. They also opposed the creation of needle...administration, spoke out forcefully about safe sex to prevent AIDS and, in ... |
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Torch Song Trilogy
...enough to transfer to Broadway's Little Theatre for a very long run. Harvey FIERSTEIN (b. 1954), a native of...Warhol play in 1971. He also wrote Spookhouse (1984), Safe Sex (1987), and the musicals La Cage aux Folles (1983... |
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pelvis
...massive influx of female sex hormones concomitant...for identifying both the sex and the age at death of...although it is still a very tight fit. Certain...anaesthesia and asepsis allowed safe Caesarean section...differences between the ... |
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Prostitution and Antiprostitution
...for payment—may be of either sex and may serve clients of either sex but historically were women who...who worked inside were generally safe from arrest. Although brothels...Americans took “white slavery” very seriously, as novelists, politicians... |
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Information on queer safe sex hard to find
...Many people find it very difficult to talk...learn about how to be safe when having sex. This is especially...their literature on safe sex and keep it up to...titled "Hot Healthy Safer Sex" was good ... |
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Safe sex vs. abstinence: Which is most effective?
Safe sex vs. abstinence...abstinence and safe-sex philosophical...intervention with a safer-sex intervention...those in the safer-sex intervention...working against a very ... |
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Talking about safer sex
Talking about safer sex Love, Lust and Latex...important messages about safer sex, in particular...young people negotiating safer sex. There can be little argument that the more safe sex ... |
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Is There Safe Sex in the '80s?
...dived into the pools of "safe sex" information can...had committed only oral sex and no other sex act because he's scared...through kissing or oral sex. So who to believe with...me what to do.' With safer ... |
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How safe is safe sex? (how AIDS has changed sexual behavior)
...new buzz words--"Safe Sex." But exactly what is safe sex, and how safe is...she advises, "the very best thing we have is...Clinicians say by practicing safer sex rather than ... |
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Younger Gay Men Struggle With Safe Sex Uncertainties
...condoms when having sex. The new and dangerous...figuring out what is safe is far more difficult...HIV, and he wants very much to stay that way...self-protection is very hard. Kissing he knows...when he was told that safe ... |
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Is oral sex safer sex?: an AIDS education dilemma.
...community: unprotected oral sex. Other educators who...point is the "Oral Sex Is Safer Sex" poster campaign...all efforts to practice safe sex. Chief spokesman...directing an identical "safe ... |
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Is safe sex still hot sex? Some lesbians say it's time to re-examine the safe...
...came of age in a New York sex-positive dyke culture...choice not to use any safer sex barriers with her...vaginal intercourse are very low in this country...surveillance data and very little research to document...medical experts, has ... |
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National Condom Week: Schools are sent `safe sex' packs; Manufacturer...
...encourage teenagers to practise safe sex has is under way. Schools...encouraging youngsters to practise safe sex. Educational displays...across. ``Politicians are very uncomfortable in talking...recent STI statistics are ... |
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Supplement-Safe sex is important for HIV-positive people as well.
Supplement-Safe sex is important for HIV-positive...make now whether I practice safe sex, especially if I'm...this case. The man was a very special case. He had been...but his viral load remained very low and his immune ... |
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