female offspring

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However in those rats fed a ketogenic diet only 22% of male offspring, and 12% of female offspring, developed these problems.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025

Virgin birth, which usually results in female offspring, is thought to be triggered in several situations.

From Scientific American • Jun. 9, 2023

In contrast, researchers found no evidence that raising female offspring — who achieve complete independence from their parent and do not demand continued feeding as adults — reduce a mother’s future reproductive chances.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2023

But while young female offspring become independent in adulthood, males depend on their mothers - even demanding a share of the food that their matriarchs catch.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2023

According to recent evidence, there are two kinds of male germinal cells; one kind giving rise to female offspring and the other to male.

From The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy by Slemons, J. Morris (Josiah Morris)