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ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationSex DeterminationEasy2 minPYQ_2020
ZoologyEasysingle choice

A mother in a family of five daughters is expecting her sixth baby. The chance of its being a son is

Options:

Answer:
C
Solution:

Humans have 22 pairs of autosomes and 1 pair of sex chromosomes which are XX in females and XY in males. So, everytime the chances of son or daughter is 50-50% depending upon which sex chromosome is contributed by father in sperm.

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