Fertilization Requires a Male Sperm Essay

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This is true of the study on the intelligence of what Kalat identifies as 'intersexed' individuals. To determine why it would appear that intersex children possess higher than average IQ scores, it is appropriate to first court a sample of participants. The population should be a substantial enough size to promote statistically meaningful findings. Once this experimental population is defined, two separate control populations should be established of male and female participants. Based on the premise that intersex children are likely to be brought to the attention of investigators through the reconnaissance of 'intelligent families,' qualifying conditions for an intelligent family must be designed. These qualifications should then be used to identify potential experimental and control group participants.
Finally, testing-validated measures of intelligence should be used to determine whether differences in IQ scores do exist between intesex, male and female participants from a common familial-intellectual background.

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In reality, the conclusions in the LeVay study were somewhat inconclusive from the outset. LeVay found some apparent connection between the size of a specific subsection of the hypothalamus and one's sexual orientation. However, even in concluding this through multiple studies, LeVay could not be certain whether sexual orientation influenced the size of this subsection or vice versa. This uncertainty lends readily to doubt that homosexuality can be determined using genetic evidence alone, particularly given the pressures of social and cultural mores which may influence outward behavior.

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