Example sentences for: zw
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Dual sex chromosome systems, in which either the female (ZW/ZZ) or the male (XX/XY) is heterogametic, are common, as are systems set by the ratio of the number of X chromosomes to sets of autosomes (X:A).
Finally, if it is true that Hint enzyme activity is important in making ZZ chicks male or if Hint inhibition is important in making ZW chicks female, then it will be interesting to learn whether Hint is involved in establishment or maintenance of sex in other animals.
If HINT is part of the Z chromosome that works by gene dosage, then viruses that direct expression of Hint may promote male or intersexual development in ZW eggs as was seen with ZZW triploids [ 20].