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Sex Determination in Human Beings

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[A]: We can distinguish sexuality of an organism by hormone system.

[B]: Sex determination can be done by chromosomes.

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Both A and B are correct and B is the correct explanation of A.

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Both A and B are correct but B is not the correct explanation of A.

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A is correct but B is false

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A is false but B is correct

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Solution

The correct option is B
Both A and B are correct but B is not the correct explanation of A.

Sex determination is influenced by hormones such as testosterone, estrogen, progesterone. The sex-determination system (XX/XY) is found in humans. In this system, females have two of the same kind of sex chromosome (XX), while males have two distinct sex chromosomes (XY).

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