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Sex ratio

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noun

The proportion of males to females in a species or in a population.


Supplement

Primary sex ratio refers to the ratio at conception. Secondary sex ratio refers to the ratio at birth. Tertiary sex ratio refers to the ratio at maturity.


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Evolution and environment question--breathing, etc

A thousand years (~50 generations) is not much time for significant genetic adaptation to take place. For example, ... culture changed extremely fast, but I think the major genetic change (different sex ratio) was actually due to making a mistake during the genetic engineering.

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by AstraSequi
Tue May 29, 2012 4:32 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Evolution and environment question--breathing, etc
Replies: 3
Views: 1691

sex linked dyhybrid cross? how to set up

... in the first post said a carrier mother, ch father. So the genotype ratio would be 1:1:1:1, and the phenotype is 1:1:1:1 (because it's male an female), I think. I honestly cannot recall how to do the ratio part for sex linked squares at the moment.

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by ChesneMD
Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:40 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: sex linked dyhybrid cross? how to set up
Replies: 8
Views: 3963

Punnett Square Question

Is there more information? Sex influence? lethal gene? If XbXb is lethal, then can get the ratio.

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by magicsiew
Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:53 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Punnett Square Question
Replies: 5
Views: 1961

Re: Evolution of sexual reproduction

... that is, females produce clones of themselves. Some fish can switch sex if the population's sex ratio gives the opposite sex a reproductive advantage. But the really interesting question ...

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by StevePush
Wed Oct 06, 2010 4:46 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Evolution of sexual reproduction
Replies: 29
Views: 25268

Pitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation

... something entirely random. Using a metaphor, consider that the Golden Ratio (Phi) 1.618 is abundant throughout the universe and can be seen both ... romantic love, platonic love for friends and family, compassion, or sex; all of these things can be reduced to direct byproducts of evolutionary ...

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by jeremyo
Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:12 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Pitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation
Replies: 5
Views: 31691
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