NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -No, a woman is not responsible for the birth of a girl child as a woman has eggs of only X chromosomes but a male has sperms of both X and Y chromosomes. It is the type of male chro mosome (X or Y) which fuses with the egg and determine the sex of the foetus, i.e., whether it will be male (XY) or female (XX) child.