The 7 Sexes: Biology of Sex Determination

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

7 7 7 7 7 The 7 7 7 The 7Sexes This page intentionally left blank Indiana University Press Bloomington & Indianapolis e L o f a X e L C a r L s o n B I O L O G Y O F S E X D E T E R M I N A T I O N 7 7 7 7 7 The 7 7 7 The 7Sexes This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, Indiana 47404-3797 USA iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931© 2013 by Elof Axel Carlson All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48–1992. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Carlson, Elof Axel. The 7 sexes : biology of sex determination / Elof Axel Carlson. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-253-00645-5 (cl : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-253-00654-7 (eb) 1. Sex determination, Genetic. I. Title. II. Title: Seven sexes. QP278.5.C37 2013 612.6—dc23 2012030688 1 2 3 4 5 18 17 16 15 14 13 Dedicated to Alfred Charles Kinsey (1894–1956) who changed the discussion of human sexuality from ignorance and tradition to scientific findings. This page intentionally left blank ...