Biologyhard · Past Paper
In birds, which sex determines the gender of the offspring?
AMale
BFemale
CBoth
DEnvironmental factors
✓ Correct Answer: B — Female
In birds, the female is heterogametic (ZW) and the male is homogametic (ZZ), so the female determines the sex.
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