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What Are Sex Chromosomes?

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Give the pair of sex chromosomes in male and female birds.

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The sex chromosomes in birds have designated Z and W. The male is the homomorphic sex and have two Z chromosomes (ZZ) and the female heteromorphic, having a single Z chromosome (ZW).

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