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What determines the sex of a child in humans?
Question

What determines the sex of a child in humans?

A.

Environmental cues

B.

The temperature at which fertilised eggs are placed

C.

The fate of the embryo

D.

Genetic constitution

Correct option is D

The correct answer is option (d) Genetic constitution.

Information booster :

The sex of the child is determined by the combination of sex chromosomes:

  • If the child inherits an X chromosome from the father and an X chromosome from the mother, the child will be female (XX).
  • If the child inherits a Y chromosome from the father and an X chromosome from the mother, the child will be male (XY).

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