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X chromosome-autosome balance system
A genotypic sex determination system. The main factor in sex determination is the ratio between the numbers of X chromosomes and autosomes. Sex is determined at the time of fertilization, and sex differences are assumed to be due to the action during development of two sets of genes located in the X chromosomes and in the autosomes.
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