To be genetically male you must contain an X and Y sex chromosome. To be genetically female you will have an XX chromosome.
Another definition though, is that if you produce the eggs (the larger gametes) then you are female, and if you produce the sperm, smaller gametes, then you are the male.
Also, some people might say if you have a vagina that you are female, and if you have a penis then you are male.
AND... if your brain is female then you are female, and if your brain has be masculinized and you feel male, then you are male... regardless of genes, internal, or external genitalia.
2006-08-07 03:22:40
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answer #1
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answered by Stephanie S 6
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Males produce sperm and females produce eggs. In mammals the male is xy and the female is xx, while in birds the male is xx and the female is xy, so the chromosomal determination differs among taxonomic classes. In some invertebrates, sex determination is even more complex.
2006-08-10 12:18:27
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answer #2
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answered by Ray 4
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There is only one letter that separates male from female , It is an XX or a XY chromosome .
2006-08-07 00:36:49
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answered by rocknrod04 4
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difference in chromosomes, and this is same for every species that produces sexually
for humans specifically: XX=female, XY=male
2006-08-07 02:11:25
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answer #4
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answered by pooh8402 3
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Biologically it is the Y chromosome that make a male in humans.
2006-08-07 00:30:24
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answered by nkmy83@yahoo.com 3
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males get attracted to females and proposethem wheras females dont get attracted to males but reply them whenever asked
2006-08-09 23:27:47
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answered by sanu 1
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a male and and a female have different sex organs. Men have testicles and women have ovaries. Men and women have different genitals (private parts) too.
2006-08-07 02:11:12
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answered by i have a ? 2
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fe is added to the word male.
2006-08-07 00:30:01
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answer #8
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answered by JOURNEYMAN 1
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lift your pants and whatever is there, your opposite partner do not have
2006-08-07 02:40:32
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answered by pumpkinism 3
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just a few centimetres
2006-08-07 00:25:28
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answered by Juliette 3
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