The Genetics of Sexuality in Animals

Originally published in 1927, this book examines how genetic information is revealed through the physiology, specifically the biological sex, of an animal.

F. A. E. Crew (Author)

9781107502505, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 21 May 2015

200 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm, 0.3 kg

Originally published in 1927 as part of the Cambridge Comparative Physiology series, this book examines how genetic information is revealed through the physiology, specifically the biological sex, of an animal. Crew explains the genetic mechanism of sex determination, hermaphroditism, sex-reversal and the ways in which an animal population maintains an appropriate male to female ratio. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in genetics or the history of science.

1. The mechanism of sex-determination
2. The mechanism of sex-determination (continued)
3. The physiology of sexual differentiation
4. The physiology of sexual differentiation (continued)
5. Sex-reversal in the adult individual
6. The mode of inheritance of sex-dimorphic characters
7. The sex-ratio
Authors' index
Subject index.

Subject Areas: Biophysics [PHVN]