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Does a kangaroo give birth

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nether, but the sperm does. there are 2 different types of sperm, one that makes the offspring male and one that makes the offspring female. the thing that makes the 2 types of sperm are called chromosomes.

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XX/X0 sex chromosomesMain article: XY sex-determination system

The XX/XY sex-determination system is the most familiar sex-determination systems, as it is found in human beings, most other mammals, as well as some insects. However, at least one monotreme, the platypus, presents a particular sex determination scheme that in some ways resembles that of the ZW sex chromosomes of birds, and also lacks the SRY gene, whereas some rodents, such as several Arvicolinae (voles and lemmings), are also noted for their unusual sex determination systems. The platypus has ten sex chromosomes; males have an XYXYXYXYXY pattern while females have ten X chromosomes. Although it is an XY system, the platypus' sex chromosomes share no homologues with eutherian sex chromosomes.[1] Instead, homologues with eutherian sex chromosomes lie on the platypus chromosome 6, which means that the eutherian sex chromosomes were autosomes at the time that the monotremes diverged from the therian mammals (marsupials and eutherian mammals). However, homologues to the avian DMRT1 gene on platypus sex chromosomes X3 and X5 and suggest that its possible the sex-determining gene for the platypus is the same one that is involved in bird sex-determination. However, more research must be conducted in order to determine the exact sex determining gene of the platypus.[2]

In the XY sex-determination system, females have two of the same kind of sex chromosome (XX), while males have two distinct sex chromosomes (XY). Some species (including humans) have a gene SRY on the Y chromosome that determines maleness; others (such as the fruit fly) use the presence of two X chromosomes to determine femaleness. The XY sex chromosomes are different in shape and size from each other unlike the autosomes, and are termed allosomes.

XX/X0 sex determinationMain article: X0 sex-determination system

In this variant of the XY system, females have two copies of the sex chromosome (XX) but males have only one (X0). The 0denotes the absence of a second sex chromosome. This system is observed in a number of insects, including the grasshoppers and crickets of order Orthoptera and in cockroaches (order Blattodea).

The nematode C. elegans is male with one sex chromosome (X0); with a pair of chromosomes (XX) it is a hermaphrodite.

ZW sex chromosomesMain article: ZW sex-determination system

The ZW sex-determination system is found in birds and some insects and other organisms. The ZW sex-determination system is reversed compared to the XY system: females have two different kinds of chromosomes (ZW), and males have two of the same kind of chromosomes (ZZ). In the chicken, this was found to be dependent on the expression of DMRT1.[3]

HaplodiploidyMain articles: Ploidy and Haplodiploid sex-determination system

Haplodiploidy is found in insects belonging to Hymenoptera, such as ants and bees. Unfertilized eggs develop into haploid individuals, which are the males. Diploid individuals are generally female but may be sterile males. Thus, if a queen bee mates with one drone, her daughters share ¾ of their genes with each other, not ½ as in the XY and ZW systems. This is believed to be significant for the development of eusociality, as it increases the significance of kin selection. This[clarification needed] is common also in wasps that are parasitic and in the male greenflies.

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Yes, almost all mammals do.

The only exceptions are the monotremes, egg-laying mammals, which include the platypus, the long-beaked echidna and the short-beaked echidna.

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Yes, they can choose the gender of the joey.

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Yes.

They can choose the sex of the unborn baby.

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No. Pouches are only found on female marsupials, so only the female kangaroo carries the baby.

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No. Kangaroos are mammals, and no male mammals (or any other vertebrates) give birth. Only the females give birth.

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Simple answer: Male kangaroos have rather obvious male reproductive parts, and females have a pouch.

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Yes, it can.

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