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Old 10-25-2006, 06:09 AM   #20
Susan
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Originally Posted by Ssthisto
Another question. Isn't it "ZW" in reptiles - where a female is ZW (and can produce male or female offspring) and males are ZZ (and can only contribute the needed Z to make either gender)?
That is correct...it's ZW in reptiles, but for my example, I figured I should use something that I hoped was a lot more familiar to someone trying to learn genetics.