Answer to Question #261892 in Genetics for ally

Question #261892

In the X-Y and Z-W systems of sex determination, which sex is the heterogametic sex, the male or female?

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2021-11-09T00:06:01-0500

In contrast to the XY sex-determination system and the X0 sex-determination system, where the sperm determines the sex, in the ZW system, the ovum determines the sex of the offspring. Males are the homogametic sex (ZZ), while females are the heterogametic sex (ZW).


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