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Question
Structures present in a cell which is responsible for determination of the sex of a baby is
Options
cytoplasm
cell membrane
nucleus
chromosome
Solution
chromosome
Explanation -
The sex of a baby is determined by the type of sex chromosomes present in the fertilised egg from which the baby develops. There are two types of sex chromosomes-X and Y.
A female has only two X-chromosomes, i.e. XX, whereas a male has one X and one Y-chromosome, i.e. XY combination.
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