The X in Sex : How the X Chromosome Controls Our Lives.

By:

Bainbridge, David

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780674020412

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: The X in SexDDC classification:

611/.01816

LOC classification:

QH600

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Contents:

Intro -- Contents -- Prologue -- 1. Making a Difference -- Interlude: What Is It, Exactly? -- 2. The Duke of Kent's Testicles -- Interlude: How Sexy is X? -- 3. The Double Life of Women -- Epilogue: The Chosen One -- Further Reading -- Glossary -- Index.

Summary: This cultural and natural history of an intriguing member of the genome traces the journey toward our current understanding of the nature of X. From its chance discovery in the 19th century to the promise and implications of ongoing research, Bainbridge shows how the X evolved and where it and its counterpart Y are going.

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This cultural and natural history of an intriguing member of the genome traces the journey toward our current understanding of the nature of X. From its chance discovery in the 19th century to the promise and implications of ongoing research, Bainbridge shows how the X evolved and where it and its counterpart Y are going.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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