The nurse is developing a presentation for a young adult community group about fetal development and pregnancy. The nurse would identify that the sex of offspring is determined at the time of:
A) Meiosis
B) Fertilization
C) Formation of morula
D) Oogenesis
B
Response:
Sex determination occurs at fertilization. Meiosis refers to cell division resulting in the formation of an ovum or sperm with half the number of chromosomes. The morula develops after a series of four cleavages following the formation of the zygote. Oogenesis refers to the development of a mature ovum, which has half the number of chromosomes.
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