Question

the sex of a child is determined by ​

Answer 1

• A sex chromosome is a type of chromosome that participates in sex determination.

• Humans and most other mammals have two sex chromosomes, the X and the Y.

• Females have two X chromosomes in their cells, while males have both X and a Y chromosomes in their cells.

• Egg cells all contain an X chromosome, while sperm cells contain an X or Y chromosome.

•This arrangement means that it is the male that determines the sex of the offspring when fertilization occurs.