Environmental sex determination
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environmental-sex-determination-264-16254116
title:
Environmental sex determination
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Environmental sex determination is the establishment of sex by a non-genetic cue, such as nutrient availability, experienced within a discrete period after fertilization. Environmental factors which often influence sex determination during development or sexual maturation include light intensity and photoperiod, temperature, nutrient availability, and pheromones emitted by surrounding plants or animals. This is in contrast to genotypic sex determination, which establishes sex at fertilization by
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Method of sex-determination
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_sex_determination
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2024-03-10T23:24:25Z
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