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What are the chromosomes in birds called?
In birds, in contrast to us humans, the males are homogametic and the females heterogametic. Also the designation of the chromosomes differs with the letters "W" and "Z" from those of the human chromosomes ("X" and "Y").
Unfortunately not correct! It is WZ for females, ZZ for males. In birds, in contrast to us humans, the males are homogametic and the females heterogametic. Also the designation of the chromosomes differs with the letters "W" and "Z" from those of the human chromosomes ("X" and "Y").
