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Genetics as it applies to evolution, molecular biology, and medical aspects.

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Postby cvic1 on Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:48 am

You discover a new species of animal which bears, superficially, no known relationship to any living animal. All individuals of the species are phenotypically the same, but the species reproduces sexually. How will you be able to determine which sex is which?

Can any help with this question. I don't really understand it myself.
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Postby mith on Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:58 am

Maleness or femaleness is determined by sex chromosomes.
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Postby cvic1 on Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:59 pm

Thanks, So I would have to check it's chromosomes to determine it's sex. What if it is neither a male or female?
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Postby mith on Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:52 pm

Then it did not come from sexual reproduction which is stipulated in your original post.
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