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In our society women are blamed for producing female children. Choose the correct answer for the sex-determination in humans.

1. Due to some defect in the women
2. Due to some defect like asperimia in man
3. Due to the genetic make up of the particular sperm which fertilizes the egg
4. Due to the genetic make up of the egg

Correct answer: Due to the genetic make up of the particular sperm which fertilizes the egg

Solution

In humans, the mother’s egg always contributes an X chromosome, while the father’s sperm contributes either X or Y. Therefore, the sex of the child depends on which type of sperm fertilizes the egg.

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