Question

what is sex determination​

Answer 1

Explanation:

A sex-determination system is a biological system that determines the development of sexual characteristics in an organism. Most organisms that create their offspring using sexual reproduction have two sexes. Occasionally, there are hermaphrodites in place of one or both sexes. There are also some species that are only one sex due to parthenogenesis, the act of a female reproducing without fertilization

Answer 2

Answer:

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Determination of sex of an offspring is known as Sex determination.

Factors responsible for sex determination -

• Environmental and Genetic factors are responsible for sex determination.

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In some animals, the temperature at which the fertilised eggs are kept to decide the gender.

• Example - Turtle

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In some animals like human gender or individual is determined by a pair of chromosomes called sex chromosomes.

• XX - Female
• XY - Male.