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2.Human Reproduction
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Why it is scientifically correct to say that sex of the baby is determined by the father and not by the mother?
A
Human female produces two types of gametes
B
Human male produces one type of gametes
C
Human female is $XX$, whereas male is $XY$, $50\;\%$ of sperms carry the $X$ chromosome while other $50\;\%$ carry $Y$ chromosome
D
All of these
Solution
Due to heterozygosity in male sex chromosomes $(XY)$, the sex of baby is decided by the kind of sperm (having $X$ or $Y$) approaching female ovum (which has $X$)
Standard 12
Biology