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Animal Sex Determination

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What determines the sex of human babies?

The father's chromosomes

A combination of the mother and father's chromosomes (correct)

The mother's chromosomes

The temperature of the environment

Which animal has a haplodiploid system where males only have one copy of every gene and do not have a father?

Ants (correct)

Birds

Whiptail lizards

Turtles

What determines the sex of human babies?

The temperature

The mother's chromosome

The location of the larva

The father's chromosome (correct)

What is the sex determination system of ants?

They have a haplodiploid system Signup and view all the answers

What determines the sex of alligators and turtles?

Temperature Signup and view all the answers

What determines the sex of whiptail lizards?

Cloning Signup and view all the answers

What is the sex determination system of whiptail lizards?

They are a nearly all-female species that lay eggs that hatch into female clones of themselves Signup and view all the answers

What determines the sex of Green spoonworms?

Landing spot on the sea floor Signup and view all the answers

How is sex determined in green spoonworms?

By the location where the larva lands on the sea floor Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

The sex of human babies is determined by a 50/50 chance through the XY chromosome system.
Other animals have different sex determination systems such as birds and some reptiles where sex is determined by the mother's Z or W chromosome.
Ants have a haplodiploid system where males only have one copy of every gene and do not have a father.
Some animals like alligators and turtles have their sex determined by temperature.
Clownfish start out as males but mature into females and have a strict dominance hierarchy.
Green spoonworm sex is determined by where a larva lands on the sea floor.
Whiptail lizards are a nearly all-female species that lay eggs that hatch into female clones of themselves.
The system of sex determination varies throughout the entire animal kingdom.
The sex of the baby of the speaker and his wife is going to be a boy.
The chance of producing a male or a female depends on the sex determination system of each animal.

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Test your knowledge on the fascinating world of animal sex determination with this quiz! From the classic XY chromosome system to the unique temperature-dependent sex determination of alligators, learn about the various ways animals determine the sex of their offspring. Discover the haplodiploid system of ants, the gender-changing abilities of clownfish, and more. See if you can answer questions on this diverse topic and expand your understanding of the animal kingdom's reproductive strategies.