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How Is sex determined in human beings?

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There are 23 pairs of chromosomes in the cell of human body. Out of these , 22 pairs do not take part in sex - determination in human beings . The 23rd pair in candal cell called sex chromosome which is not always a perfect pair . Women have a perfect pari having XX - chromosomes .But men have a pair having XY - chromosomes from gametes .All children will inherit an chromosomes .This cell is divided XY- chromosomes .This cell is divided meiotically in both men women to form gamates .All children is determined the chromosomes they inehriting from their father .A child inheriting X - chromosomes from father .A child inheriting X- chromosomes from father will be a girl would one inheriting Y - chromosome from him will be boy .
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