Question

(a) " if is a myth that the mother is responsible for determing to sex of the child . " justify the above statement .
(b) draw a well labelled diagram of human sperm ​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) The male sex gametes possess X and Y chromosomes, and the female sex gametes possess two X chromosomes. The sex of the child depends on the gamete of the male which fuses with the female. If the X gamete fuses, the zygote formed has the XX chromosomes which form a girl child whereas, the male child is formed by the zygote with the XY chromosome content. So, the correct answer is option D.

Answer 2

Answer:

a. The male sex gametes possess X and Y chromosomes, and the female sex gametes possess two X chromosomes. The sex of the child depends on the gamete of the male which fuses with the female. If the X gamete fuses, the zygote formed has the XX chromosomes which form a girl child whereas, the male child is formed by the zygote with the XY chromosome content. So, the correct answer is option D.

b. the diagram is attached.