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When the egg is fertilized, the sex of the embryo is automatically determined by the sperm with the X and Y chromosomes. However, you cannot know (see) until after the fifth month of pregnancy when the genitals have been developed.

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Q: Explain how and when the sex of a human is determined?
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Sex in human beings is determined by?

Chromosomes


Explain how the sex chromosomes determine the sex of the offspring?

it is determined by which parent give the chromosome. if the y chromosome is in it will be a girl and if it will be a boy.


Does food eaten by the mother affect the sex of the human embryo?

No. The sex of the embryo is determined at the time of conception.


Is the sex of a human determined by a female?

No it is determined by the male. Take King Henry VIII he had 3 girls and 1 boy with 7 wives.


What is the difference between 'sex-liked' and 'sex-determined'?

Sex-liked means liking sex and sex determined is the resolution to have sex.


What are the difference between sex and sexuality?

Human Sexuality can be defined/determined by different things: Sex in biology, gender identity, sexual orientation, animal sexual behavior, and plant sexuality. Sex is generally the ACT of sex.


Is the sex of a human offspring determined by the mother fathe r or neither?

Technically, the sex is determined by the father. The egg is always an x chromosome. The sperm can be either an x or a y chromosome. An xx makes a female, and an xy makes a male.


Do you only have girls when one ovary is removed?

No. The sex of human children is determined by the chromosomes carried in the male gamete (sperm).


Is the sex of a second child determined by the sex of the first?

Are you asking if the sex of the second child is determined by the sex of the first child? No, naturally its a fifty-fifty chance.


What is a baby's gender if he or she has XXY sex chromosomes?

Male - in humans the sex is determined by the presence of a Y chromosome. In other animals sex can be determined by the ratio of sex chromosomes, or the total number of chromosomes.


How early is your sex determined?

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What how is gender determined?

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