Biology GCSE
Inheritance of sex
What Inheritance of sex means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Females have two X chromosomes and males have one X and one Y chromosome, and the Y chromosome carries the gene that triggers male development.
Topics that use Inheritance of sex
- Sex determination (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Autosomes and sex chromosomes
- Diploid and haploid
- Gametes and fertilisation
- Haploid gametes and fertilisation
- Sex determination
- Genotype and phenotype
- Homologous chromosomes
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