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What causes a sea turtle to be born male or female?
its sex chromosomes
season
temperature
the size of the egg
The sex of most turtles, alligators, and crocodiles is determined after fertilization. The temperature of the developing eggs is what decides whether the offspring will be male or female. This is called temperature-dependent sex determination, or TSD.
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This is initial version of the question.
added by Ts Dec. 5, 2018, 9:13 p.m.
What causes a sea turtle to be born male or female?
hormonal environment
season
temperature
humidity
The sex of most turtles, alligators, and crocodiles is determined after fertilization. The temperature of the developing eggs is what decides whether the offspring will be male or female. This is called temperature-dependent sex determination, or TSD.
Ts
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This is a correction, already accepted and applied to the original question.
added by Ts Dec. 6, 2018, 7:32 a.m.
What causes a sea turtle to be born male or female?
hormonal environment
season
temperature
the size of the egg
The sex of most turtles, alligators, and crocodiles is determined after fertilization. The temperature of the developing eggs is what decides whether the offspring will be male or female. This is called temperature-dependent sex determination, or TSD.
Ts
reach: rather globalanimalsreptileszoology
This is a correction, already accepted and applied to the original question.
added by globalquiz.org Aug. 25, 2019, 12:39 p.m.
What causes a sea turtle to be born male or female?
its sex chromosomes
season
temperature
the size of the egg
The sex of most turtles, alligators, and crocodiles is determined after fertilization. The temperature of the developing eggs is what decides whether the offspring will be male or female. This is called temperature-dependent sex determination, or TSD.
globalquiz.org
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