Difference between revisions of "Sex Determination"
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This [[Punnett Square|punnett square]] shows the chances of having [[male]] or [[female]] [[offspring]]. | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This [[Punnett Square|punnett square]] shows the chances of having [[male]] or [[female]] [[offspring]]. | ||
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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359373/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359373&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=952a73bbb09d222ecc4b50d200679849 ''Sex determination, page 211, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851338/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851338&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=425855d5890466e47189e1c21b67a1ea ''Sex determination, pages 192-3, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA ''] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851362/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851362&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=7d78d70a2044ee9982dae010c94af92a ''Sex determination, pages 40-1, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA ''] | ||
Revision as of 09:48, 13 November 2019
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Sex determination is how the sex of a individual is decided by the chromosomes.
About Sex Determination
- In humans; females have two X Chromosomes while males have an X Chromosome and a Y Chromosome.
- The probability of a male or a female being conceived is 50%.
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| This punnett square shows the chances of having male or female offspring. |