Sex-determination system Summary

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Encyclopedia Articles (7)

2,019 words, approx. 7 pages
Sex Determination Sex determination refers to the mechanisms employed by organisms to produce offspring that are of two different sexes. First we present an overview of the sex determination mechanism... Read more
434 words, approx. 2 pages
Sex Determination The sex of an individual is determined by the genetic information present in the individual's sex chromosomes. Each diploid cell has one pair of sex chromosomes that differs from the... Read more
448 words, approx. 2 pages
Sex Chromosome Sex chromosomes are the chromosomes within a cell that determine the sex of an organism. In all organism cells, with the exception of the sperm and eggs and the gametophyte generation i... Read more
569 words, approx. 2 pages
Sex Determination The sex of an individual is usually determined by the sex chromosomes that the organism has. Each diploid cell in the organism has one pair of sex chromosomes that differs from the o... Read more
424 words, approx. 2 pages
Sex Chromosome Sex chromosomes are the chromosomes within a cell that carry the genes important in the determination of the sex of an organism. In the cells of all diploid organisms, with the exceptio... Read more
569 words, approx. 2 pages
Sex Determination The sex of an individual is usually determined by the sex chromosomes that the organism has. Each diploid cell in the organism has one pair of sex chromosomes that differs from the o... Read more
900 words, approx. 4 pages
Sex Chromosome In many plants and animals with distinct sexes, the genes responsible for sex determination may be located on a special chromosome pair: sex chromosomes (or allosomes). All other chromo... Read more