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Assertion: The gamete formed in males determines the sex of the offspring.
Reason: Sex determination in human depend upon cumulative effect of some genes of X and Y chromosomes.

A

Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion(A).

B

Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion (A).

C

Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.

D

Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

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C
Sex determination depends either of the chromosome contributed by male: If chromosome is contributed in zygote formation the offspring will be male and if Y is contributed then the offspring will be female.
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