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The temperature! If it is between 31.7degrees C (89 degrees F) and 33.5 degrees C (94 degrees F) it will be a male, but if the temperature is outside that narrow 2.8 degrees than it will be a female.

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Is a crocodile stronger than a polar bear?

Depends on the age, sex and size of the crocodile.


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The sex of a crocodile is typically determined by the temperature at which the eggs are incubated. In general, warmer temperatures during incubation result in more males, while cooler temperatures result in more females. This phenomenon is known as temperature-dependent sex determination.


In what condition is crocodile sex formed?

The sex of developing crocodilians is determined by the incubation temperature of the eggs. This means crocodilians do not have genetic sex determination, but instead have a form of environmental sex determination which is based upon the temperature embryos are subjected to early in their development. Crocodile embryos do not have sex chromosomes, and unlike humans sex is not determined genetically. Sex is determined by temperature, with males produced at around 31.6 °C, and females produced at slightly lower and higher temperatures. The average incubation period is around 80 days, and also is dependent upon temperature.


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Is a crocodile stronger than a polar bear?

Depends on the age, sex and size of the crocodile.


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What determines what a country can produce?

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How do you know the crocodiles gender?

Crocodile embryos do not have sex chromosomes (which determine the sex of a child in humans) and sex is not determined genetically in crocodiles. The sex of a crocodile is determined by temperature -- with males around 31.6 degrees Celsius (89 degrees Fahrenheit) and with females at slightly lower or higher temperature.


How is the sex of a crocodile determined?

The sex of a crocodile is typically determined by the temperature at which the eggs are incubated. In general, warmer temperatures during incubation result in more males, while cooler temperatures result in more females. This phenomenon is known as temperature-dependent sex determination.


What makes a nile crocodile a reptile?

A Nile crocodile is classed as a reptile because they are cold-blooded, they lay hard-shelled eggs, they have scales and they have sex but don't give birth to live young.


What determines the sex of the organism?

The male has an x and a y sex chromosome. The female has two x sex chromosomes.


What kind of cell determines the sex of a child?

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Can an alligator kill a crocodile?

Well, it actually depends on the age, sex or species, but yes it can.


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The sex of a human is determined by the presence of sex chromosomes. Females have two X chromosomes (XX), while males have one X and one Y chromosome (XY). The combination of sex chromosomes inherited from the parents at conception determines the biological sex of the individual.