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In humans the sex of the child is determined by the father and not by the mother. How?

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Males determine the sex of the child because males can donate both an X chromosome or Y chromosome, while females can only donate an X chromosome to their offspring, making their contribution constant.
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  6. The egg of an animal contains 10 chromosomes, of which one is X chromo...

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  7. How is the child affected if it has grown from the zygote formed by an...

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  8. A woman of 47 years delivered an abnormal child with flattened nasal b...

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  15. Identify each of the alterations of chromosome structure.

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