The Biological Origins of Gender, not Sex: A Review of Psychobiological Evidence - Evolution and the Reproductive Axis

Bobbi Woodhill; Curtis Samuels; Graham Jamieson

doi:10.33774/coe-2020-k7gt1-v9

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The Biological Origins of Gender, not Sex: A Review of Psychobiological Evidence - Evolution and the Reproductive Axis

25 October 2023, Version 9

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In brief We present our understanding of a biological component of gender in the evolutionary canalized reproductive axis. We combine our findings into a model that accounts for a core component of gender identity distinct from bodily sex, sexual orientation, or sex (gender) roles.

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