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homogametic sex [¦hä·mō·gə¦med·ik ′seks] (genetics) The sex that produces one type of gamete with respect to sex chromosome content, such as female mammals and male birds. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For some fish species, all-male populations can be produced by crossing homogametic males (YY) with normal females (XX) (10,11), whereas all females are produced by crossing sex-reversed females (XX; physiological male) with normal females (XX) (28). |
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