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Elle
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Elle asked in Science & MathematicsBiology · 6 years ago

What is the Scientific Reason Why Male Babies are Slightly More Common Than Female Babies?

I read somewhere that there are 1049 male babies for every 1000 female babies, why is this? Is there any scientific reason? Ok, both sexes are needed to keep the species alive, but females do much of the reproductive work, carrying a pregnancy, giving birth etc?

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I'm a female, by the way.

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  • Sara Madison
    Lv 6
    6 years ago

    Boys are stronger, do the heavy lifting in war and agriculture etc. etc. Plus if there were too many girls our population would get out of control.

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