Gender selection

Question 1

Gametes have different _____, due to differences in DNA mass (X gametes are heavier than Y gametes, because they have a full X chromosome on the 23rd pair)

Answer 1

weight

Question 2

During centrifuging, Y sperm gametes are separated to the ________, and the X sperm gametes are separated to the _______.

Answer 2

top, bottom

Question 3

Depending on the desired gender of the child, you can extract the top layer for a _______, and the bottom for a __________.

Answer 3

boy, girl

Question 4

Sperm is stained with a red food dye.
X carrying gametes pick up more dye than Y carrying gametes, because ____________

Answer 4

they have a greater size/mass

Question 5

Laser shines through the sperm, and allows a computer to detect the different types of sperm, depending on _____________

Answer 5

their content.

Question 6

The computer sends a signal to charge the sperm with +/-, for __________

Answer 6

X-sperm and Y-sperm.

Question 7

The sperm passes through a magnetic field and sticks to the side of _________

Answer 7

opposite charge.

Question 8

Sperm flows into separate containers, allowing us to separate sperm from ________

Answer 8

X and Y gametes.