Gujarati
4.Principles of Inheritance and Variation
medium

Determination of sex of a child depends upon

A

Nature of sperm

B

Nature of egg

C

Health of father

D

Age of mother

Solution

(a)Sex chromosomes are $X$ and $Y$ and in a child on $X$ has to come from the egg $(XX)$, so it is the nature of sperm $(XY)$ which will determine the sex of the child.

Standard 12
Biology

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