Describe and discuss sexual dimorphisms of the mammalian brain. How do they develop? Include cyclic gonadotropin release, the sexually dimorphic nucleus, and the aromatization hypothesis in your answer
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
25% for describing differentiation of the pattern of gonadotropin release
25% for describing differentiation of the sexually dimorphic nucleus
25% for describing the aromatization hypothesis
25% for discussion, emphasizing the lack of the functional consequences of brain differentiation
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