{B1}{Variation and Inheritance}2

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  • Created by: Em
  • Created on: 04-01-13 13:50

Inheritance of Sex: 

Gender (in mammals) is determined by the sex chromosomes: **- female; XY - male. Egg cells all carry X chromosomes. Half of sperm cels carry X chromosomes and half carry Y chromsomes. 

The sex of an individual depends on whether the egg is fertilised by an X- or Y- carrying sperm.

  • An egg fertilied by an X sperm will become

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