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Which parent determine the sex of an offspring?

The male


Which parents gamete normally determines the sex of the child?

The father's gamete determines the sex of the child. Specifically, the presence or absence of a Y chromosome in the father's sperm will determine if the child will be male (Y chromosome present) or female (no Y chromosome).


What are things that determine the sex of offspring called?

Chromosomes. XX=female XY=male


Is the sex of the offspring of a cow determined by the egg or sperm?

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.


What are male sex cells caled?

It is called gamete. In animals the male gamete is always a sperm. In most flowering plants the male gamete is also called sperm.


What is the male sex cells or sperm called?

Gamete


What is the name of the male sex sell in plants?

Gamete


What sex cells unite?

Sex cells that unite are called gametes. In sexual reproduction, the male gamete, or sperm cell, fertilizes the female gamete, or egg cell, to form a zygote. This process combines genetic material from both parents to produce offspring.


What are the male plus female sex cells called?

A gamete. It might be a bit too broad though. In animals the male gamete is always a sperm. In most flowering plants the male gamete is also called sperm.


Which gamete determines the gender of the offspring in homosapians?

The sperm gamete determines the gender of the offspring in humans. Sperm carries either an X or a Y sex chromosome, while the egg always contains an X chromosome. If a sperm with an X chromosome fertilizes the egg, the offspring will be female (XX). If a sperm with a Y chromosome fertilizes the egg, the offspring will be male (XY).


What type of chromosomes determine whether the offspring will be male or female?

The sex chromosome determines the sex of the organism. There are 46 chromosomes- 2 sex and 44 autosomes... the autosomes determine your traits, whereas the sex determine the sex; XX= FEMALE XY= MALE.


What is something that carrys genes that determine the sex of offspring called?

Gametes carry genes that determine the sex of an offspring.