sex determination

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005770",
  "term": "sex determination",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The genetic mechanism by which the sex of an individual in a given species is fixed. In many species, sex is determined by the sperm that fertilizes the egg. In humans, the presence or absence of the Y chromosome determines the sex genotype.",
  "synonyms": [
    "sex determination process"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "genetics",
    "sexual development",
    "sex reversal",
    "gender"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "determinación del sexo"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/sex-determination/"
}