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It's the male who determines the sex of offspring. Females carry only the X chromosome (XX). The man carries both X and Y (men are XY). The woman can only contribute the X since it's all she has. The man can potentially contribute either the X or the Y, so a combination of XX or XY is possible.
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Is the sex of the offspring is determined by the female parents chromosomes?
No. it is determined by the male parent's chromosomes.
Is the sex of a human offspring determined by the mother fathe r or neither?
Technically, the sex is determined by the father. The egg is always an x chromosome. The sperm can be either an x or a y chromosome. An xx makes a female, and an xy makes a male.
Is the sex of the offspring determined by the female parents chromosomes?
No, the sex of the offspring is determined by the combination of chromosomes from both parents. In mammals, females have two X chromosomes (XX) while males have one X and one Y chromosome (XY). The sex of the offspring is determined by whether the father contributes an X or Y chromosome during fertilization.
What determines the sex of a human?
Whether they have 2 X chromosomes= girl, of one X chromosome and one Y chromosome= boy
The sex of offspring is determined by the chromosome the female parent gives true or false?
True. The sex of offspring is determined by the sex chromosome contributed by the female parent. Females have two X chromosomes, while males have one X and one Y chromosome.
Sex in human beings is determined by?
Chromosomes
Is the sex of the offspring of a cow determined by the egg or sperm?
The sex of the offspring is always determined by the sperm: this is the same in pretty well all animal life, including human reproduction. The gamete in a cow always carries the X chromosome. The gametes in a bull carry both X and Y chromosomes, which mean that if the sperm with an X chromosome fuses with the gamete of the cow, the offspring will be female. If the sperm carries a Y chromosome and fuses to the female gamete of the cow, then the offspring will be male.
Is the sex offspring is determined by the chromosome the female parent gives?
Yes, the sex of the offspring is determined by the chromosomes contributed by the parents. The female parent always gives an X chromosome, while the male parent can contribute either an X or a Y chromosome, determining whether the offspring will be male (XY) or female (XX).
What sex of offspring is determined by a chromosome pair?
The sex of offspring is determined by the combination of sex chromosomes inherited from the parents. In humans, females have two X chromosomes (XX) and males have one X and one Y chromosome (XY). The presence of a Y chromosome determines the development of male characteristics.
Does food eaten by the mother affect the sex of the human embryo?
No. The sex of the embryo is determined at the time of conception.
What determines the sex of the human?
The genes that are carried in the sperm to the ova. If the 23rd chromosome of the sperm is 'X', the offspring will be female. If it is 'Y', the offspring will be male.
What scientist discovered that sex chromosomes differ in size?
Nettie Stevens discovered that sex chromosomes differ in size in 1905. She observed that the sex chromosomes in mealworms determined the sex of the offspring.
