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Question

How is the sex of the child determined in human beings?

Answer
Heredity

The males have genotype of XY and female have genotype of XX, thus gametes produced by males are X and Y while females produce only X.

When X sperm meets X ovum the resulting zygote will have XX which is a female. If the Y sperm meets with the X ovum the resulting zygote will be of XY which is a male.

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