sex selection


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Any manoeuvre intended to increase the likelihood of giving birth to a child of a chosen sex
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sex selection

The determination of the sex of a future individual before conception by the separation of sperms bearing Y chromosomes (male) from those bearing X chromosomes (female). Such techniques are still experimental and uncertain and raise major ethical issues.
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