Question

2) With the help of a flow chart explain in brief how the sex of a newborn is genetically determined in

human beings. Which of the two parents, the mother or the father, is responsible for determination of sex of

a child? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The human males have 23 pairs of chromosomes including XY sex chromosomes. ... Thus, as the mother provides only X chromosome, the sex of the baby is determined by the type of male gamete (X or Y) that fuses with the X chromosome of the female. therefore, father is responsible for determination of sex of a child.