Hardback

256 Pages

$35.00 USD

Format	Hardback
Published	February 12, 2013
ISBN-13	9780253006455
Language	English
Pages	256
Illustrations	27 b&w illus.
Height	9.00 Inches (US)
Width	6.00 Inches (US)
Unit weight	1.2 Pounds (US)
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The 7 Sexes

Name: The 7 Sexes
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Author: Elof Axel Carlson
ISBN: 9780253006455

Biology of Sex Determination

By Elof Axel Carlson

Indiana University Press

Few of us know much about the biology of sex determination, but what could be more interesting than to discover how we are shaped into males and females? In this book, Elof Carlson tells the incredible story of the difficult quest to understand how the body forms girls and boys. Carlson's history takes us from antiquity to the present day to detail how each component of human reproduction and sexuality was identified and studied, how this knowledge enlarged our understanding of sex determination, and how it was employed to interpret such little understood aspects of human biology as the origin of intersex births.

About the Author

Elof Carlson is Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus at Stony Brook University. A geneticist and historian of science, he is author of The Gene: A Critical History; Genes, Radiation, and Society: The Life and Work of H. J. Muller; The Unfit: A History of a Bad Idea; Mendel's Legacy: The Origin of Classical Genetics; Times of Triumph, Times of Doubt: Science and the Battle for Public Trust; and Neither Gods Nor Beasts: How Science Is Changing Who We Think We Are.

Reviews

"Carlson reveals the various scientific advances, in both methods and understanding, that allowed researchers to identify anatomical structures, gametes, sex hormones, sex chromosomes, and ultimately, a firm comprehension of the genetics of sex. . . . This scientific story of discovery is quite fascinating."—Barbara Baumgartner, Washington University, St. Louis

"Carlson does an excellent job presenting the researchers who, over time, worked out the details of sex determination and differentiation. Highly informative and instructive."—Johan Verhulst, MD, Kinsey Institute

Publisher	Indiana University Press
BISAC Subject Headings	PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality (18 Titles) SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics (8 Titles) SCIENCE / History (311 Titles)
BIC Subject Headings	Psychology: sexual behaviour (20 Titles) Genetic engineering (2 Titles)

Format	Hardback
Published	February 12, 2013
ISBN-13	9780253006455
Language	English
Pages	256
Illustrations	27 b&w illus.
Height	9.00 Inches (US)
Width	6.00 Inches (US)
Unit weight	1.2 Pounds (US)
List Prices	$35.00 USD, £27.00 GBP
ONIX	v2.1 Reference

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Other Titles by Elof Axel Carlson

A Century of Eugenics in America

From the Indiana Experiment to the Human Genome Era

edited by Paul A. Lombardo, with contributions by Maxwell J. Mehlman, Angela Logan, Jason Lantzer, Alexandra M. Stern, Gregory Dorr, Edward McCabe, Linda McCabe, Johanna Schoen, Elof Axel Carlson

Jan 2011 - Indiana University Press

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