In our society the women are often blame...

In our society the women are often blamed for giving birth to daughters. Can you explain why this is not correct?

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Women are blamed for giving birth to daughters. This is wrong because sex of the baby is determined by the sperm that can have either X or Y-chromosomes. Women have only one type of chromosome (X) in all the ova.
If the sperm having X-chromosome fertilises the ovum (X), the resulting zygote (XX) will become a female.
If the sperm having Y-chromosome fertilises the ovum (X), the resulting zygote (XY) will become a male.

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