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Sex glands are producers of hormones which are used to stimulate various functions and development of structure at particular times of our life cycle. They don't just work on ones sexual characteristics but play a large role in many of the bodies processes. For one the immune system is very much influenced by sex hormones.
We should always have some level of sex hormones in us, regardless of our age. The sex glands have a control mechanism to keep the levels these levels appropriate to our circumstances.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe sex cells that are part of the endocrine system consist of the Interstitial cell of Leydig in males. They secrete the hormone testosterone. Females also have sex cells that are considered part of the endocrine system and they are referred to as the corpus luteum. They produce progesterone which helps maintain the pregnancy.
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∙ 11y agoThey are controlled by a sex linked genes!
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whats the cell walls job??
How many chromoses are in a human sex cell?
A human sex cell has 22 autosomes and 1 sex chromosome (23 total).
What is a male sex cell?
A male sex cell is a spermatozoa, or sperm cell. Sperm are produced in the testes, or testicles, and mixed with nutrients to form semen.
Are the alleles for a trait from both parents found in one sex cell?
A sex cell is, by definition, a male sex cell or a female sex cell. Both are 1N and each contains half the genetic material of the parent that produced the cell. Parental traits are not combined until fertilization has occurred.
What job does the mitochondria have in the plant cell?
The job of the mitochondria has in it plant cell is the same job that mitochondria have in animal cell. The mitochondria makes energy for the cell to function.
What sex cell is meiosis?
A sex cell is not meiosis. Meiotic cell division forms sex cells.
What is a mature sex cell?
a sex cell that is not ready to be fertilized or developed.
What cell becomes a sex cell?
A normal body cell transfers to the testes and become a sex cell.
How does a mutation in a sex differ from a from a mutation in a non-sex cell?
A mutation in a sex cell can be passed on to an offspring. A mutation in a non-sex cell cannot be passed on to an offspring.
What is the male sex cell called?
Male gametes, or sex cells, are called sperm.
How many chromosomes are in one sex cell?
It depends on the parent cell. If the parent cell has 24 then the sex cell will have 12.
What is a sex cell?
In females a sex cell is called an egg which is meant to be fertilized by the male sex cell called sperm. These sex cells can form into embryo which is how people are made.
What do you call the cell of a boy?
A sperm is the sex cell of a male, and the egg or ovum is the sex cell of a female.
What is a sex cell that has half of the number of chromosomes that a regular body cell has?
That is known as a sex cell or gamete.
What is it called when the male sex cell and the female sex cell join?
Fertilization.
What is the male sex cell in the plant?
The Male sex cell, which is in the Anther or Stamen, is called a sperm just like the male sex cell in humans.
How does a mutation in a sex cell differ from a mutation is a non sex cell?
Mutations in sex cells do not affect the organism
