To determine:
How sex is determined in salamanders.
Introduction:
Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body and presence of a tail in both larvae stage and adults.
To determine:
In certain salamanders, it is possible to alter the sex of a genetic female, making her into a functional male. These salamanders are called sex-reversed males. When a sex reversed male is mated with a normal female, approximately
Introduction:
Salamanders are usually found in moist or arid habitat. Like other amphibians, they absorb water through their skins. In a region where the temperature goes below freezing, they often hibernate at that time.
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionChapter 4 Solutions
Genetics: A Conceptual Approach
- Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)BiologyISBN:9780134580999Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. HoehnPublisher:PEARSONBiology 2eBiologyISBN:9781947172517Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann ClarkPublisher:OpenStaxAnatomy & PhysiologyBiologyISBN:9781259398629Author:McKinley, Michael P., O'loughlin, Valerie Dean, Bidle, Theresa StouterPublisher:Mcgraw Hill Education,
- Molecular Biology of the Cell (Sixth Edition)BiologyISBN:9780815344322Author:Bruce Alberts, Alexander D. Johnson, Julian Lewis, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter WalterPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyLaboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & PhysiologyBiologyISBN:9781260159363Author:Martin, Terry R., Prentice-craver, CynthiaPublisher:McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)BiologyISBN:9781260231700Author:Sylvia S. Mader, Michael WindelspechtPublisher:McGraw Hill Education