Chapter 5 - Sex Determination and Sex Chromosomes Flashcards
(5 cards)
Successful fertilization depends on some level of ____ ____ in the reproductive organisms.
Sexual differentiation
XY chromosome pair is an example of ____ chromosomes.
Heteromorphic
Heteromorphic chromosomes characterize one sex or the other in a wide range of species, resulting in their label as ____ ____.
Sex chromosomes
Genes, rather than chromosomes, serve as the underlying bases of ____ ____. Some of these genes are present on ____ ____, but others are ____.
Sex determination; Sex chromosomes; Autosomal