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Question
A certain couple got four daughters in a sequence and no son. Does it mean that the husband does not produce Y-chromosome bearing sperms? Explain. What is the chance of this couple having a daughter?
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Solution
Daughter or son is a matter of chance for Y- or X-chromosome carrying sperm to fertilize the egg. It is always 50% The couple got four daughters as a matter of chance encounter of the X-chromosome carrying sperm fertilizing the eggs. The chance of the couple getting another daughter is again 50% (so is for the son).
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