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Reaching The Age Of Adolescence

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Sex determination in the unborn baby.

Solution

The sex of the unborn baby is determined by the sex chromosomes of the father. An egg has two X chromosome while a sperm has a X and a Y chromosome. An egg will always have an X chromosome. Therefore, if the sperm contributes X chromosome then the baby will be a female (XX) and if the sperm contributes the Y chromosome, the baby will be a male (XY). So it is the father, who is responsible for the sex of the baby.

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Secondary sexual characters.

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Sex determination in the unborn baby.

Word game : Use the clues to work out the words.

Across

3. Protruding voice box in boys

4. Glands without ducts

7. Endocrine gland attached to brain

8. Secretion of endocrine glands

9. Pancreatic hormone

10. Female hormone

Down

1. Male hormone

2. Secretes thyroxine

3. Another term for Teenage

5. Hormone reaches here through blood stream

6. Voice box

7. Term for changes at adolescence.

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