Q&A/Class 10/Biology

“The sex of the children are determined by what they inherit from their father and not the mother.” Justify.

Class 10CBSEBiologyChapter: Heredity and Evolution
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Ovum produced by would-be-mother is always of one type (22 + X). Sperms produced by would-be father are of two types, gynosperms (22 + X) and androsperms (22 + Y). If gynosperm (22 + X) fertilizes the ovum (22 + X), the sex of the child will be female (44 + XX). If androsperms (22 + Y) fuses with the ovum (22 + X), the child born will be boy (44 + XY). Therefore, only father is responsible for the sex of the children.
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