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Question about caterpillars: when is the sex of the future individual formed?

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Karat, 03.06.2011 3:32

When do butterflies "form" the sex of an individual? In the egg? Caterpillar (what ages)?

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03.06.2011 6:32, Konung

the sex of an individual is formed at the stage of fertilization. Accordingly, the eggs already have a certain sex.
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