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Which parent determines the gender of the offspring?

April 26, 2017Biology gender Mathematics offspring parent

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Which parent determines the gender of the offspring?

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The male parent can provide either an X or a Y sperm, which determines the offspring’s gender.

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It depends on the species, humans the males produce X Y chromosomes, X for male, Y for female, in other species such as armadillos some weird stuff happens, and in crocodiles and other reptiles temperature determines sex.