Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What determines the gender of the green turtles' offspring?

  1. Mother's temperature

  2. Father's diet

  3. Mother's diet

  4. Incubation temperature
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Explanation

Green turtles exhibit temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), a phenomenon where the incubation temperature of the eggs determines the sex of the hatchlings. warmer temperatures typically produce females, while cooler temperatures produce males. This is different from mammals where sex is determined chromosomally (XX/XY).

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