Assertion :In humans, the gamete contributed by the male determines whether the child produced will be male or female. Reason: Sex in humans is a polygenic trait depending upon a cumulative effect of some genes on X-chromosome and some on Y - chromosome.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion

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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect

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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
In humans, males are the one who decides the sex of the offspring because the males have XY chromosomes so it is the male who decides the offspring sex.
So the correct option is ' If A is true but R is false'.

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Q. Assertion :In humans the gamete contributed by the male determines whether the child produced will be male or female. Reason: Sex in humans is polygenic trait dependent upon the cumulative effect of some genes on X-chromosome and some on Y-chromosome.

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Reason (R) We cannot determine order from balanced chemical equation.

(a) Both assertion and reason are correct and the reason is correct explanation of assertion
(b) Both assertion and reason are correct, but reason does not explain assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct, but reason is incorrect
(d) Both assertion and reason are incorrect
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Assertion :In humans, the gamete contributed by the male determines whether the child produced will be male or female. Reason: Sex in humans is a polygenic trait depending upon a cumulative effect of some genes on X-chromosome and some on Y - chromosome.

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrectIn humans, males are the one who decides the sex of the offspring because the males have XY chromosomes so it is the male who decides the offspring sex.So the correct option is ' If A is true but R is false'.

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
In humans, males are the one who decides the sex of the offspring because the males have XY chromosomes so it is the male who decides the offspring sex.
So the correct option is ' If A is true but R is false'.