Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (5th Edition)
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Author: Colleen Belk, Virginia Borden Maier
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Chapter 21, Problem 2CTS
Summary Introduction
To describe:
Some of the sex difference is exaggerated and some are not.
Introduction:
There are many sex related differences that one encounters in day to day life. For instance, males tend to grow beard and being muscular, whereas, the females tend to remove body hair by shaving, waxing, plucking, etc.
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