The Calculation for Determining Sex Ratio Is

question 34

Multiple Choice

The calculation for determining sex ratio is

• A) multiplying the average times for each stage of mitosis in a particular cell type.
• B) averaging the percentage of students who are female in many large school populations.
• C) the number of males divided by the number of females multiplied by 1,000 for people of a particular age.
• D) 1,000 minus the number of whichever sex is in excess.
• E) the number of Y chromosomes in a population divided by one-third the number of X chromosomes.

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Definitions:

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