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Q19. In our society the women are often blamed for giving birth to daughters. Can you explain why this is not correct?
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The sex chromosome in human female is XX while in a male it is XY. Thus, female produces haploid gametes having all X chromosomes but male produces two types of gametes with either X or Y. The sex of the child will be dependent on which sperm whether the one with X chromosomes or the one with Y chromosome fertilises the ovum with X chromosome. Therefore, the sex of the baby is determined by the father's chromosomes not mother's
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All human beings have 23 pairs of chromosomes.Human males have 22pairs of autosomes and contain one or two types of sex chromosome.They are either X or Y . On our contrary,human female have 22pairs of autosomes and contain only the X-chromosomes .The sex of an individual is determined by the type of male gamete (X & Y) , Which fuses with the X-chromosome of the female .If the fertilising sperm is X then the baby will be girl and if Y then the baby will be boy.
Hence , this is incorrect to blame a woman for the gender of the child .
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In females there is a sex chromosome that is XX and in males there is a two types of grammar that is X and y if the X chromosome fertilizers the emergence of fertilizers extremism of females than it is the daughter son and if the y chromosome fertilizers the stores and then it is known that is why the sex of the child determined by the fathers and not by the mothers
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