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	Qwika - similar:Testosterone
		Its purpose is to cause the development of the secondary sex characteristics of the desired gender.
		Sex steroids, also known as gonadal steroids, are steroid hormones which interact with vertebrate androgen or estrogen receptors.
		Natural sex steroids are made by the gonads (ovaries or testes), by adrenal glands, or by conversion from other sex steroids in other tissues such as liver or fat.
	www.qwika.com /rels/Testosterone (1377 words)

	Genetics Dictionary
		A measurable characteristic who's value is conditioned on the value of a second variable (the independent variable) and who's value may be predicted from the relationship with the independent variable.
		Characteristics that are measures not counts (e.g., height of an individual).
		Depends on the genetic and demographic objectives and the biological characteristics of the population.
	www.ansci.cornell.edu /usdagen/dictionary.html (6985 words)

	all about beards: male secondary sex characteristics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Secondary sex characteristics are physical features that start to develop at puberty, further distinguishing males from females.
		Breast development is an example of a female secondary sex characteristic.
		The rate of development and the degree of development of male secondary sex characteristics varies widely among individuals and ethnic groups.
	members.aol.com /beardguy/b122.htm (97 words)

	Secondary sex characteristic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Secondary sex characteristics are traits that distinguish the two sexes of a species, but that are not directly part of the reproductive system.
		General habitus and shape of body and face, as well as sex hormone levels, are similar in prepubertal boys and girls.
		As puberty progresses and sex hormone levels rise, obvious differences appear.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Secondary_sex_characteristic (327 words)

	Secondary education - definition of Secondary education - Labor Law Talk Dictionary (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Secondary education, or secondary school, is a period of education which follows directly after primary education (such as intermediate school or elementary school), and which may be followed by tertiary or "post-secondary" education.
		Primary and secondary education together are sometimes (in particular, in Canada and the United States) referred to as "K-12" education, (K is for kindergarten, 12 is for twelfth grade).
		Secondary education is referred to by different names in different countries, see education by country.
	dictionary.laborlawtalk.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Secondary_education (365 words)

	Becky (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Hormone therapy is used by transsexuals to change some secondary sex characteristics, including breast size, weight distribution, and hair growth.
		The introduction of the body to the hormones that affect the secondary sex characteristics of a transsexual.
		Though some have defined this as an "irrational fear and hatred, in actuality, from the time most of us are young, people and institutions (parents/guardians, peers, teachers, clergy, the media, etc.) have taught us to conform to societal notions of "proper gender behavior, and to hold in contempt those who challenge or transgress these standards.
	home.comcast.net /~iamacd/definition.htm (1288 words)

	Dictionary of Ichthyology
		secondary freshwater fishes = those fish rather strictly confined to fresh water but evidently capable of occasionally crossing narrow sea barriers; tolerance of sea water for short periods is known for many species, e.g.
		secondary homonym = the two or more species-group names applied to different taxa of the group and included in the same nominal genus as the result of the transfer of one or more of the species-group taxa from another genus.
		sexing = determination of the sex of a fish, usually by external characters (secondary sex characteristics).
	www.briancoad.com /Dictionary/S.htm (22167 words)

	Secondary sex characteristic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		They are opposed to the primary sexual characteristics: the sex organs.
		Secondary sex characteristics can give individuals an advantage over rivals in one of two ways.
		An example of the former is the antlers on deer; the male with the best antlers defeats his rivals, and thus gains access to the females of the group.
	www.black-science.org /wikipedia/s/se/secondary_sex_characteristic.html (196 words)

	aarogya.com "The Wellness Site" - Specialities - Dermatology
		The time of life during which the secondary sex characteristics begin to appear and the capability for sexual reproduction is possible : usually between the ages of 10 and 17.
		A feature characteristic of the male or female body that develops at puberty under the stimulation of sex hormones but is not directly involved in sexual reproduction, such as distribution of body hair, voice pitch, body shape, and muscle development.
		Procedure in which aspirated secondary oocytes are combined with a solution containing sperm outside the body and then the fertilized ova are implanted in the uterus.
	www.aarogya.com /Conditions/specialties/gynec/glossary2.asp (1309 words)

	Sexual Terms Glossary - P
		A sex practice that becomes necessary for sexual arousal but that is not approved by social norms.
		A man's sex organ that is formed of spongy tissue and fills with blood during sexual excitement, a process known as erection.
		Pubic hair is a secondary sex characteristic appearing at puberty.
	www.coolnurse.com /sex_glossary/glossary_p.htm (874 words)

	TransFamily - Benjamin Standards Of Care, Rev 6 - 2/2001 - What Is Trans?
		The true transsexual was thought to be a person with a characteristic path of atypical gender identity development that predicted an improved life from a treatment sequence that culminated in genital surgery.
		It is unethical to deny availability or eligibility for sex reassignment surgeries or hormone therapy solely on the basis of blood seropositivity for blood-borne infections such as HIV, or hepatitis B or C, etc.
		Although breast appearance is definitely important as a secondary sex characteristic, breast size or presence are not involved in the legal definitions of sex and gender and are not important for reproduction.
	www.transfamily.org /hbsoc.htm (9166 words)

	Secondary sex characteristic (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		But if man secondary sex characteristic foolishly enough of this issue visible secondary sex characteristic enough, that the man remains unserved.
		Few mortals, it is but deform and be manifested, chiefly secondary sex characteristic therein, the diagnosis we arrive.
		Characteristics thomas carlyle characteristics the barren and of metal, floor artificially.
	characteristics.coolbounty.net.cob-web.org:8888 /secondary-sex-characteristic.html (664 words)

	Sex Determination & Sex Linked Characteristics
		Sex determination: is the mechanism by which sex is established.
		Sex is determined by genes on chromosomes that look the same in both the male and the female
		In humans sex is ultimately determined by the presence of a Y chromosome
	clem.mscd.edu /~cornwall/BIO-3600/SexDetermination.htm (450 words)

	sex - definition of sex by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, copulation, intercourse, relation, congress - the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
		sex - the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus"
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	www.thefreedictionary.com.cob-web.org:8888 /sex (790 words)

	Answers to Problem Test #2
		Secondary Sex Ratio: ratio of males to females at birth.
		She was XY, but had an X-linked mutation (transmitted from mom) which failed to activate her testosterone, thus her secondary sex characteristics were female in spite of having abdominally located testes.
		Sex-linked Characteristic - Colorblindness, muscular dystrophy, and hemophilia are classic examples of "traits" due to genes in the X chromosome; males more often than females are affected.
	www.cals.ncsu.edu /course/gn301/Supplements/AnswerKeys2.htm (3282 words)

	Effects of sex steroid hormones on regional fat depots as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging in transsexuals -- ...
		We conclude that sex steroid hormones are important determinants of sex-specific localization of body fat in adult subjects.
		Sex differences in the relation of visceral adipose tissue accumulation to total body fatness.
		Sex differences in lean and adipose tissue distribution by magnetic resonance imaging: anthropometric relationships.
	ajpendo.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/276/2/E317 (5375 words)

	David Brin's Official Web Site: "Neoteny and Two-Way Sexual Selection in Human Evolution" (article)
		Not only are human females compelled to compete for mates, something uncommon in most species, they appear also to have been the sex most changed (at least in outward appearance) by runaway sexual selection in Homo sapiens, making women the least primate-looking of all higher primates.
		It is at this point, I contend, that human females developed a secondary set of exaggerated physical traits, not to elicit sex from males but in order to help high-end males across this tragic trap.
		Clearly sex with children is unprofitable, a waste of sperm and distraction.
	www.davidbrin.com /neotenyarticle2.html (3851 words)

	Sex Differences in Coronary Heart Disease: Why Are Women So Superior? The 1995 Ancel Keys Lecture -- Barrett-Connor 95 ...
		sex; new study methods and hypotheses are needed.
		Sex differences in susceptibility to etiologic factors for peripheral atherosclerosis: importance of plasma fibrinogen and blood viscosity.
		Patterns of coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality in the sexes: a 26-year follow-up of the Framingham population.
	circ.ahajournals.org /cgi/content/full/95/1/252 (7165 words)

	Harry Benjamin Standards of Care 1998
		Depending on their age, those with a strong and persistent cross-gender identification and a persistent discomfort with his or her sex or a sense of inappropriateness in the gender role of that sex were to be diagnosed as Gender Identity Disorder of Childhood (302.6), Adolescence, or Adulthood (302.85).
		Beard density is a genetically determined secondary sex characteristic whose growth is not significantly slowed by cross-sex hormone administration.
		If a person has lived convincingly as a member of the opposite sex for a long period of time and is assessed to be a psychologically healthy person after a requisite period of psychotherapy, there is no inherent reason that he or she must take hormones prior to having a desired breast or genital surgery.
	www.genderpsychology.org /transsexual/hbsoc_1998.html (11427 words)

	81.03.09: Teacher’s Manual for Sex Education Instruction
		Sex information that is truthful should be available to young people without parents’ consent.
		Deepening of the voice is a secondary sex characteristic.
		The male sex hormone produced by the testes is _____.
	www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/1981/3/81.03.09.x.html (5170 words)

	bwsreadings5
		If there are such strong disadvantages to dioecy (separate sexes), to say nothing of the cost and danger of meiosis and other forms ofsexual liaisons, there must be some pretty hefty advantages too.We have argued that recombination seems to be perhaps the primary feature found in all examples of sex.
		Some authors have suggested that there is also selection for "non-cheatable" traits, in other words characteristics that have a higher genetic component and a lower environmental one.
		Thus position of feathers might be non-cheatable whereas the pigmentation of the feathers, which could be influenced by diet is a "cheatable" characteristic.
	www.science.widener.edu /~weaver/bws188readings5.htm (838 words)

	Week Four (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		As a secondary sexual characteristic, the males have blue testes and red penises.
		The big nose is a secondary sex characteristic of males.
		Sex seems to have become more a social activity and less a reproductive one.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~phyl/weekfour.html (3309 words)

	GID Treatment Plan
		It is well documented that the administration of cross sex hormones have a mitigating effect on patents suffering from severe gender dysphoria.
		If no adverse effects are detected or reported and patient reports relief and wishes to continue HRT, patient is educated and prepared for psychological and physiological changes to secondary sex characteristics that are well known to result from the treatment.
		Stage III Sex Reassignment Surgery: Although Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS) is not required, it is often requested.
	www.avitale.com /TreatmentPlan.htm (1372 words)

	secondary - OneLook Dictionary Search
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	11th Hour - Introduction to Biology
		Directional selection would describe this shift of color.
		Although less likely, answer c, sexual selection, could not be ruled out on the basis of the information given since the darker gray color could be a secondary sex characteristic..
		Non-random mating is a violation of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
	www.blackwellpublishing.com /11thhour/wilson/about/u3ch17a.html (203 words)

	Walrus: Physical Characteristics
		The skin of males often has large nodules; these are absent in females.
		Since the nodules appear at the time of puberty, they are presumed by some researchers to be a secondary sex characteristic.
		Hair is about 7 to 12 mm (0.3 to 0.5 in.) long over most of the body.
	www.seaworld.org /infobooks/Walrus/phycharwal.html (664 words)

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		5. Define primary and accessory sex organs and name the primary sex organ in males and females.
		11. Name the major androgen and give its function in development of primary sex characteristic and 6 specific secondary sex characteristic at the time of puberty.
		17. Define estrogens, indicate where they are produced, and give their functions in development of primary sex organs and 4 secondary sex characteristics at the time of puberty.
	www.accd.edu /spc/natsci/Biology/BiolSyllabi/Biol2301.htm (3389 words)

	secondary sex characteristic - OneLook Dictionary Search
		We found 10 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word secondary sex characteristic:
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		noun: the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)
	www.onelook.com /?w=secondary+sex+characteristic&ls=a (155 words)

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