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

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In human beings, the females have two X chromosomes and the males have one X and one Y chromosome. Therefore, the females are XX and the males are XY. The gametes, as we know, receive half of the chromosomes. The male gametes have 22 autosomes and either X or Y sex chromosome. Type of male gametes: 22+X or 22+ Y. However, since the females have XX sex chromosomes, their gametes can only have X sex chromosome.
Type of female gamete : 22+X

Daughter Son Daughter Son Thus, the mother provides only X chromosomes. The sex of the baby is determined by the type of male gamete (X or Y) that fuses with the X chromosome of the female
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