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Sex, as in gender, is determined by the sex organs possessed by an individual. Genetic errors and mutations can make it difficult to determine by just this, but more sophisticated methods exist.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe presence or absence of a y chromosome determines the sex of an individual. If a child had received a y chromosome from the father it is a boy, if it has received an x chromosome from its father is a girl. A child always receives an x chromosome from its mother, thus it is always the fathers contribution that determines the sex.
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∙ 11y agoX and Y chromosomes. The male sperm are all either X or Y. The female egg is completely X.
If the sperm enters the egg and you have an XX baby it's a girl, and if you have an XY baby it's a boy.
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∙ 9y agoThe male chromosome will be the determining factor of the sex of an individual, specifically the Y chromosome.
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∙ 12y agoThe number of X and Y chromosomes.
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Who determines the sex of the baby in humans?
the father
Is the sex offspring is determined by the chromosome the female parent gives?
No, the male determines the sex of a child.
Which determines the sex of an organism?
The X and Y chromosomes. Males are XY, and females are XX.
What determines the sex of the child that develops from the fertilized egg?
It depends on which sex chromosome sperm type fertilized the egg. X for female. Y for male.
What determines the 22ND pair of chromosome?
the sex, color blindness (the gene is on the X chromosome), other sex linked traits.
What determines the genes that determines the sex?
the answer is sex chromosomes
Which sex chromosome determines if an offspring is male or female in humans?
In humans, which sex chromosome determines if an offspring is a male or female?
What determines what a country can produce?
sex
Who determines the sex of the baby in humans?
the father
What kind of cell determines the sex of a child?
gametes
What determines the sex of the organism?
The male has an x and a y sex chromosome. The female has two x sex chromosomes.
Is the sex offspring is determined by the chromosome the female parent gives?
No, the male determines the sex of a child.
What determines the sex of an individual?
Presence or absence of the Y chromosome
The risk factor that also determines an individual's sex is?
gender
Which parents gamete normally determines the sex of the child?
Male
What is the major factor that determines sex of developing sea turtle?
water
What determines sex of an organism?
Chromosomes that are known as the X and Y chromosomes.
