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How is the sex of the child determined in human beings?

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In human being, the sex of the individual is gentically determined. i.e., the genes inherited from parents decide whether it will be boys or girls.
Most human chromosomes hve a paternal copy, and we hve 22 such pairs. But one pair, called the sex chromosomes, both called X. But men have a mismatched pair in which one is a normal -sized X while the other is a short one called Y. So women are XX, while men are XY. All children will inherit an x-chromosome form their mother regardless of whether they are boys or girls. Thus , the sex of the children will be determined by what they inherit from their father. A child who inherits an x-chromosome from her father will be a girl, and one who inherits a Y-chromosome from him will be a boy.
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  • Sex is determined in human beings

    A
    By ovum
    B
    At time of fetilization
    C
    40 days after fertilization
    D
    Seventh to eigth week when genitals differentiate in foetus.
  • The sex of a child is determined

    A
    six to seven weeks after conception
    B
    in the third month of pregnancy
    C
    at the time of sperm's entry
    D
    at the time of fertilisation of ovum
  • The sex of a child is determined by :

    A
    the presence of an X chromosome in egg (or ovum).
    B
    the presence of a Y chromosome in sperm.
    C
    the age of father and mother.
    D
    the length of the mother's pregnancy.
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