Definitions / Explanation : Sex determination
Definitions / Explanation : Sex determination
The establishment of sex through differential development in an individual at the time of zygote formation is called sex determination.
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Assertion : In humans, the gamete contributed by the male determines whether the child produced will be male or female.
Reason : Sex in humans is a polygenic trait depending upon a cumulative effect of some genes on $X-$ chromosome and some on $Y-$ chromosome.
Assertion : In humans, the gamete contributed by the male determines whether the child produced will be male or female.
Reason : Sex in humans is a polygenic trait depending upon a cumulative effect of some genes on $X-$ chromosome and some on $Y-$ chromosome.
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In man the normal number of chromosomes is
In man the normal number of chromosomes is
The male human is represented by sex chromo-somes
The male human is represented by sex chromo-somes
Sex of a human child is determined by
Sex of a human child is determined by
Select the incorrect pair
Select the incorrect pair