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Is the sex of the offspring of a cow determined by the egg or sperm?
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∙ 10y ago
The sex of the offspring is always determined by the sperm: this is the same in pretty well all animal life, including human reproduction. The gamete in a cow always carries the X chromosome. The gametes in a bull carry both X and Y chromosomes, which mean that if the sperm with an X chromosome fuses with the gamete of the cow, the offspring will be female. If the sperm carries a Y chromosome and fuses to the female gamete of the cow, then the offspring will be male.
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What is sperm designed to do?
provide DNA to an egg to form an offspring
What is assexual reproduction?
Asexual reproduction is the creation of offspring made without the grouping of an egg and sperm. The parent and the offspring are genetically identical to each other. Both the parent and offspring are adapted to their surrounding environment.
Where does the sperm go in a cow?
Sperm, which is in the semen from a bull, goes from the bull's penis into the Fornix Vagina of the cow, which is located vagina close to the cervix. Sperm then travels through the maze of the cervix, and into the uterus. From the uterus, they travel up the uterine horns (or one of them) to the ovum or egg that has been released from the ovaries into the infundibulum down to the oviduct.
When sperm reach the oviduct there is no egg what happens to the sperm?
the sperm just die
What animals begin as egg and sperm?
Almost all animals begin as an egg and a sperm. There are a few exceptions, though, such as sea sponges. But for the majority, they begin as sperm and egg.
What is the function of the egg cell and sperm cell?
the sperm cells have to swim to the ovum and then fertilise it. and the egg cells have to reproduvce the offspring
What does non viable sperm mean?
Viable sperm is sperm that is capable of fertilizing an egg and resulting in, when combined with a viable egg, offspring. Hope this helps!
How are offspring produced?
When the egg cell and the sperm cell meet.
What is a sperm designed for?
provide DNA to an egg to form an offspring
What will be the sex of the offspring if a sperm carring X-chromosome fertilises the egg?
The offspring would be a girl.
How does sperm fertilising an egg results in an offspring with similar characteristics?
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What is a sperm cell designed for?
provide DNA to an egg to form an offspring
What is a sperm cell designed to do?
provide DNA to an egg to form an offspring
How can the reproduction of parents produce offspring?
Two gametes (a sperm and an egg) can unite, forming a fertilized, diploid egg cell, which can develop into a child (offspring).
What mutation most likely can affect a cow offspring?
A mutation in egg cells
Where must a mutation occur if it passed to offspring?
In the gametes (e.g. sperm or egg)
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.
