Concept

Biological Sex

HE A LTH EDUC A TION H E A L T H 1 0 0 V E R S I O N 3 / Gender and

"Sex is one’s biological classification as male or female, which is biologically determined at the moment the sperm fertilizes the egg. Sex can be precisely defined at the genetic level, with females having two X chromosomes (XX), while males possess an XY pairing. The female’s eggs contain only an X chromosome, while the male’s sperm contains half X and half Y chromosomes. Therefore, the sperm that fertilizes the egg determines whether a person has an XX (female) or XY (male) pairing of chromosomes. The main difference between sexes is the reproductive body parts assigned to each, including their functions and corresponding hormones."

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