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Wednesday, 23 November 2016

Population Characteristics-V

5.                 Sex ratio
In a given population the ratio of female and male organisms defined sex ratio. It is majorly categorized into primary and secondary sex ratio
a.     Primary sex ratio
At conception the female to male ration represent the primary sex ratio which usually tends to be 1:1.
b.    Secondary sex ratio

During the birth time the ratio of female to male represents the secondary sex ratio and in humans it is generally biased towards male organisms.

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