Author: Julianna Scherer

Too Hot to Be Male? Climate Change and the Future of Sea Turtle Sex Ratios

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Julianna Scherer

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March 2, 2026

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Humans have X and Y sex chromosomes, with sex determination occurring through the random combination of these chromosomes when a sperm fertilizes an oocyte. An XX combination results in a female and an XY combination results in a male (Arnold 2017). However, not all species have sex chromosomes and rely on other systems for sex…