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What hormones are responsible for the secondary sex traits in males and females?
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∙ 12y ago
Females= Estrogen and in males= testosterone
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What are the visible signs of sexual maturity that do not involve the sex organs directly called?
Secondary sexual characteristics. These are physical manifestations that develop during puberty, such as breast development in females, facial hair growth in males, and changes in body shape and voice pitch. These traits are not directly related to the reproductive organs but are influenced by sex hormones and indicate sexual maturity.
What is the difference between primary and secondary sex characteristics?
Primary characteristics involve the organs for reproduction. Males have testicles, females uterus. Secondary characteristics involve traits characterized by hormonal changes such as the differences due to puberty. Examples include breasts, facial hair, the growth of pubic hair and underarm hair.
Why do you sex linked traits follow different patterns of inheritance then other traits?
Males and females have different sex chromosomes.
Which process is most responsible for passing on traits needed for survival?
reproduction
Why does natural selection depend on variations and DNA?
The variations in the DNA are responsible in differences between desirable traits and unwanted traits. Mutations also cause changes in the DNA.
Is natural selection responsible for inherited traits?
no, inherited traits are responsible for natural selection
What are the visible signs of sexual maturity that do not involve the sex organs directly called?
Secondary sexual characteristics. These are physical manifestations that develop during puberty, such as breast development in females, facial hair growth in males, and changes in body shape and voice pitch. These traits are not directly related to the reproductive organs but are influenced by sex hormones and indicate sexual maturity.
Are genes are responsible for all the traits of an organism.?
no they are not.
What is the difference between primary and secondary sex characteristics?
Primary characteristics involve the organs for reproduction. Males have testicles, females uterus. Secondary characteristics involve traits characterized by hormonal changes such as the differences due to puberty. Examples include breasts, facial hair, the growth of pubic hair and underarm hair.
What type's of traits exist?
Cardinal trait Central trait Secondary trait.
What factors are responsible for inherited traits in an organism?
The Genes.
What traits would you expect birds to have?
Males that are much larger than females.
Which structure in the cell is responsible for regulating the proteins in a cell and influencing the traits of an organism?
The cell nucleus through its several genes present on the chromosomes is responsible for regulating the proteins and influencing the traits of an organism.
What are Selena's character traits?
Some of Selena Gomez's traits are that she is kind, honest, caring, beautiful, responsible, and a goal achiever.
Why do you sex linked traits follow different patterns of inheritance then other traits?
Males and females have different sex chromosomes.
Do males or females often suffer from bad sex-linked traits?
Often is certainly the wrong word. Such 'bad sex-linked traits' are considered rare.
The inheritance pattern in which a single allele is responsible for a variety of traits?
pleiotropy
