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Intersex in Humanrefers to intermediate or atypical combinations of physical features that usually distinguish Femalefrom Male. This is usually understood to be Congenital, involving Chromosome, morphologic, Genitaliaand/or Gonadanomalies, such as diversion from typical XX-female or XY-male presentations, e.g., sex reversal (XY-female, XX-male), genital ambiguity, sex developmental differences. An intersex individual may have biological characteristics of both the male and female sexes.Answers.comIntersexuality as a term was adopted by medicine during the 20th century, and applied to human beings whose biological Sexcannot be classified as clearly male or female.Answers.comAnswers.comAnswers.comIntersex was initially adopted by intersex activists who criticize traditional medical approaches to Sex_assignmentand seek to be heard in the construction of new approaches.Answers.comAnswers.com
Some people (whether physically intersex or not) do not identify themselves as either exclusively female or male. Androgynyis sometimes used to refer to those without gender-specific physical sexual characteristics or sexual preferences or gender identity, or some combination of these.Answers.comThis state may or may not include a mixture or absence of sexual preferences
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What is the difference between Intersexual and Intrasexual selection?
Intrasexual is where the males of the species fight over food, land, or women. Intersexual is how well one female or male looks.
What is GLBTQIA?
gay lesbian bisexual transgender questioning intersexual and allies
What is another word for androgynous?
Three synonyms for it are hermaphrodite, epicene and intersexual.
What is an Example of intersexual selection?
peacock's tail, sage-grouse display, Bower bird
Do the following concepts refer to human who have some combination of female and male genitalia?
intersexual
What was Charles Darwin contibution to psychology?
He formulated the principle of natural selection, intersexual selection and intrasexual selection which all contributed to the study of evolution.
During breeding season one should expect female house finches to prefer to mate with males with the brightest red feathers Which of the following is true of this situation?
Mate Choice, Sexual Selection, and Intersexual Selection.
Is it gay for a straight single man to date an intersexual woman?
First, an intersexed individual is not fairly called a "woman" unless that person wants to be called a woman. Second, your sexual orientation doesn't depend on who you date, but on the gender you are physically attracted to.
Who was king Henry and what did he do?
he was a mean person who lived with mean people in a mean castle on a mean hill in a mean country in a mean continent in a mean world in a mean solar system in a mean galaxy in a mean universe in a mean dimension
What does (.)(.) mean?
you mean what you mean
What does mean mean in statistics?
Mean is the average.
How do you spell mean?
Mean
