Question
Download Solution PDFThe sex of a person is determined by _________ .
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is the chromosomes present in sperm.
Key Points
- Chromosomes in humans come in 23 pairs. Out of these 23 pairs, 22 pairs are autosomes, and the only pair that actively participates in determining sex is the sex chromosome.
- There are two sets of sex chromosomes in both males and females. There are one X and one Y (XY) sex chromosome, both of which are active, present in males while in females one of the two active X (XX) sex chromosomes is present.
- The sex of a person is determined by the chromosomes present in the sperm of father.
- If the female's ovum having X chromosome receives a sperm carrying Y chromosome from the, then the offspring will be male while if the female's ovum having X chromosome receives a sperm carrying Y chromosome, then the offspring will be female.
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