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Assertion : In humans, the gamete contri...

Assertion : In humans, the gamete contributed by the male determines whether the child produced will be male or female
Reason : Sex in human is a polygenic trait depending upon a cumulative efffect of some genes on X-chromosome and some on Y-chromosome .

A

Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion

B

Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion

C

Assertion is true, but Reason is false

D

The Assertion and Reason both are false

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