Biology GCSE
Haploid gametes and fertilisation
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Gametes are haploid, so every egg carries one X while sperm carry either X or Y, and sex is determined at fertilisation by which sperm fuses with the egg.
Topics that use Haploid gametes and fertilisation
- Sex determination (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Autosomes and sex chromosomes
- Diploid and haploid
- Gametes and fertilisation
- Inheritance of sex
- Sex determination
- Genotype and phenotype
- Homologous chromosomes
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