GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -When I tell patients there’s about a 50/50 chance for either sex, I also tell them the father’s genes determine the baby’s sex since some of his sperm carries X chromosomes and some carries Y chromosomes. That’s with the assumption, though, that the man’s sperm carries equal numbers of X and Y chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which parent genetically determines the gender (sex) of a baby? Neither parent is fully responsible for determining the sex of the baby. However, all eggs produced by the female have an X sex chromosome, and all sperm from the male have either an X or Y chromosome.

Detailed explanation-3: -The father has one X chromosome and one Y chromosome, can give either his X or Y chromosome. The egg (from the mother) already contains an X chromosome. Therefore the sex of a baby is determined by the X or Y chromosome of the sperm cell from the father.

Detailed explanation-4: -The mother gives an X chromosome to the child. The father may contribute an X or a Y. The chromosome from the father determines if the baby is born as male or female.

Detailed explanation-5: -If an unfertilised egg fuses with a sperm containing X chromosome, then it gives rise to a girl child having two X chromosomes. If an unfertilised egg fuses with a sperm containing Y chromosome, then it gives rise to a male child having one X and one Y chromosome.