Question

Does the sex of the child depend on the father or it is just a matter of chance? Discuss.

Answer 1

The sex of the child always depends on the father because a woman always holds an ${}^{\prime }{X}^{\prime }$ chromosome, but a man can have either ${}^{\prime }{Y}^{\prime }$ or ${}^{\prime }{X}^{\prime }$ chromosome.Therefore, when the fusion of the gametes takes place inside the body of a female, the formation of a baby boy or a baby girl depends upon the chromosome of the father of the child.