Mary McDermott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>In a message dated 10/03/2000 6:58:45 PM Central Daylight Time,
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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><< Hi all !
> Well as we already announced we had two litters recently (4 + 6 pups) !
> Funny thing is that in each litter there was only one female !
> Is it always so ? >>
>I had a litter of 6 and there was only one female, I also had a litter of 4
>with only one female. That's kinda funny! I don't really know why they only
>have one female (in some litters).
One reason may relate to a number of factors that link the sex of a
gerbil to both the ovary it originated in, the gender mix of the litter
the parents came from and other factors. This would make it more likely
that some litters will be unbalanced in gender distribution.
Even without these factors it is possible that any litter will have an
unusual mix of males and females.
--
Julian
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National Gerbil Society
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
