Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 429
Question: Determination of sex of a child depends upon [CPMT 1980]
Options:
A) Nature of sperm
B) Nature of egg
C) Health of father
D) Age of mother
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Sex chromosomes are X and Y and in a child one X has to come from the egg (XX), so it is the nature of sperm (XY) which will determine the sex of the child.