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.