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Avian Female Sex Determination - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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|linktext =Reproductive System
|linktext =Reproductive System
|maplink = Reproductive System (Content Map) - Anatomy & Physiology
|maplink = Reproductive System (Content Map) - Anatomy & Physiology
|sublink1=Exotics - Reproduction in the Female Avian - Anatomy & Physiology
|sublink1=Exotics - Reproduction in the Female Avian - Anatomy & Physiology
|subtext1=FEMALE AVIAN REPRODUCTIVE
|subtext1=FEMALE AVIAN REPRODUCTIVE
* Not clear whether it is the presence of the female-specific W chromosome that triggers female development, or the dose of Z chromosome that confers maleness.
* Not clear whether it is the presence of the female-specific W chromosome that triggers female development, or the dose of Z chromosome that confers maleness.
* Female’s egg rather than the male’s sperm determines what sex the chick will be. Thus the female has the potential to determine the sex of her young by whether she ovulates male or female eggs.
* Female’s egg rather than the male’s sperm determines what sex the chick will be. Thus the female has the potential to determine the sex of her young by whether she ovulates male or female eggs.
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