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What is the sex of a child when an ovum joins with a Y carrying a sperm?
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∙ 16y ago
Male XX= female xy=male it is at this time (conception) when the sex of the baby is determined
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What can the ovum become if it joins a sperm?
When the ovum and sperm come together they become a fertlized egg also known as a zygote.
What two types of sperm result if nondisjunction of sex chromosomes occur during meiosis 1?
if nondisjunction occurs in meiosis 1 then the resultant sperms are XY carrying sperm n sperm without sex chromosome............ if XY carrying sperm fertilizes with normal X carrying ovum it results in XXY abnormal zygote if sperm without sex chromosome fertilizes with normal X carrying ovum it results in XO abnormal zygote
A sperm carrying a Y chromosome can produce a?
Male zygote if it fertilizes the female sex cell, ovum
The sex of a child is determined by?
In humans the sex of the offspring is determined by which sperm is able to fertilize the ovum. If a sperm containing the X chromosome fertilizes the ovum, a female offspring results. If a sperm containing the Y chromosome fertilizes the ovum, a male offspring results
Which kind of chromosomes are necessary to produce a female?
There are two types of chromosome, called X and Y. Semen contains X sperm and Y sperm. If the Y sperm fertilises the female ovum, the child will be male. If the X sperm fertilises the female ovum, the child will be female. A man's chromosomes will be XY and a woman's chromosomes will be XX. The man's sperm always determines the gender of the baby.
Why only one sperm cell can fertilized an ovum?
Ovum has a layer of zona pellucida around itself. When a sperm enters the ovum, the cortical granules present in the ovum, causes the thickening of the zona pellucida. This prevents the entry of other sperms in the ovum and only one sperm is able to fertilize the egg.
When pollen joins with the ovum what it is called?
fertilization
What is a Sperm Production and what is a Ovum Production?
Sperm production is the creation of sperm in the testies of the bull. Ovum production is the creation of eggs in the ovaries of the cow.
How much larger than a sperm cell is an ovum?
assuming you mean a sperm and not a cingular cell of a sperm, it is about 1/18th the size of an ovum.
When a pollen grain joins with a ovum What is called?
Poo on my bum
What sex will a baby be when an x chromosome joins the ovum?
girl
What causes a male to have the inability to create a child in a female?
Because male has sperm cell while female has ovum cell
