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How is Sex of Zygote Determined in Humans?

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How is sex of zygote determined in humans?
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The sex of the zygote is determined by the sperm which fertilizes the ovum. If an X bearing sperm fuses with an ovum in man, the offspring would be female and if a Y chromosome bearing sperm fuses with an ovum the offspring will be a boy.

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अध्याय 3: Principles of Genetics - Exercises [पृष्ठ ३९]

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फ्रैंक Biology Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
अध्याय 3 Principles of Genetics
Exercises | Q 28. | पृष्ठ ३९

संबंधित प्रश्न

Name the species used in sericulture. Name the stages in the life cycle of a silk moth in cyclic form. 


The two versions of a trait (character) which are brought in by the male and female gametes are situated on :
(a) copies of the same chromosome
(b) sex chromosomes
(c) two different chromosomes
(d) any chromosomes


  1. E is the gene for brown eye colour and e is the gene for blue eye colour. Which gene is (i) recessive, and (ii) dominant?
  2. Both father and mother have the genes Ee in their cells. What colour are their eyes? 
  3. Which combination of genes in the zygote will produce children with blue eyes? 
  4. Which combinations of genes in the zygote will produce children with brown eyes? 

Read the following statements and select the correct option.

i. If sperm containing Y chromosome fertilizes the ovum, then diploid zygote is formed that grows into a male child.

ii. If sperm containing X chromosome fertilizes ovum, then diploid zygote is formed, that grows into a female child.


Match the items of Column I with Column II:

  Column I   Column II
i. XX-XO method of Sex Determination a.  Turner  syndrome
ii. XX-XY method of Sex Determination b. Female heterog ametic
iii. karyotype-45 c. Grasshopper
iv. ZW-ZZ method of Sex Determination d. Female homogametic

Identify the organism in which ZZ-ZW type of sex determination is observed.


Which of the following decides the sex of the child?


Human offspring’s sex is determined ______ 


The number of pair (s) of sex chromosomes in the zygote of humans is


Structures present in a cell which is responsible for determination of the sex of a baby is ______.


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