XY sex-determination system
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xy-sex-determination-system-167-1554602
title:
XY sex-determination system
text:
The XY sex-determination system is a sex-determination system used to classify many mammals, including humans, some insects (Drosophila), some snakes, some fish (guppies), and some plants. In this system, the sex of an individual usually is determined by a pair of sex chromosomes. Typically, females have two of the same kind of sex chromosome (XX), and are called the homogametic sex. Males typically have two different kinds of sex chromosomes (XY), and are called the heterogametic sex. In humans
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Method of determining sex
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XY_sex-determination_system
date created:
2002-04-17T07:52:41Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T09:54:44Z
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