What exactly makes us Male and Female?
Is it:
A. The Difference in Anatomy?
B. Or our DNA?
I will follow with up with some shocking information when people have responded to this. This is actually a truthful question not a joke.
2006-11-29 01:18:10 · 9 answers · asked by Issym 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Actually what makes us a FEMALE or MALE is Anatomy. I found this to be shocking. But. After a sex change you are considered the sex of your change. legally it has nothing to go with your DNA. Here I would have thought it was our whole genetic makeup up, Anatomy, Hormones and DNA.
2006-11-29 01:26:41 · update #1
Anatomy...
2006-11-29 01:19:16 · answer #1 · answered by snoozer282 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it's B as well as C: Hormones.
Although DNA controls the process, it's actually hormones that determine our gender. We all begin as little female zygotes, but DNA-encoded instructions during gestation switch on the production of hormones that change the embryo to a male in the womb.
It's why hormone therapy is so effective in changing the secondary physical characteristics in an adult undergoing a sex change.
2006-11-29 01:21:55 · answer #2 · answered by jood_42 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first DNA...anatomy is built based on the information present on dna present in the chromosomes....humans have 23 pairs or 46 chromosomes,out of which 22 pairs are autosomes[vegetative].the remaining 2 pairs are sex chromosomes..also called allosomes.sex chromosomes are xx in female&xy in male.sex is determined at the time of fertilisation i.e fusion of male&female gametes....so based upon this genetic constitution,anatomy is built.presence of y chromosome makes it a male&absence of y makes it a female.
2006-11-29 01:34:42 · answer #3 · answered by beauty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B. It is our DNA.
That is the difference between a x or y chromosome. If one piece was different along the chain of your dna it could change hair color, hair style, eye color, skin, everything about you. This includes gender.
2006-11-29 01:26:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DNA........which leads to genital except in rare cases........where the person has both sets of primary sex chromosomes.
2006-11-29 01:20:07 · answer #5 · answered by Monte T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both A and B
2006-11-29 01:19:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a. anatomy differences.
2006-11-29 01:21:02 · answer #7 · answered by ♥sweetie♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm DNA
2006-11-29 01:19:21 · answer #8 · answered by Syd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would assume it's both.
2006-11-29 01:20:36 · answer #9 · answered by I know, I know!!!! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋