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ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationSex DeterminationEasy2 minPYQ_2020
ZoologyEasysingle choice

A couple having five daughters only is expecting sixth progeny. The chance of the progeny being a son is

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Answer:
C
Solution:

A family of five daughter only is expecting sixth issue. The chance of its beings a son is 50%.

Human have 22 pairs of autosome and a pair of sex chromosomes which are XX in females and XY in males. So if we cross the parents there is 1 : 1 chance for boy and girl.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Principles of Inheritance and VariationSubtopic:Sex Determination
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