Freshly released human egg has

One Y - chromosome

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One X - chromosome

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Two X - chromosome

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One X- chromosome and one Y- chromosome

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Solution

The correct option is B
One X - chromosome

The egg released is haploid as it is formed due to meiotic division of a diploid primary oocyte having XX chromosome. Therefore, the egg always has one X chromosome.

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Q. In human males, all the chromosomes are paired perfectly except one. This/these unpaired chromosome is/are
(i) Large chromosome
(ii) Small chromosome
(iii) Y chromosome
(iv) X chromosome

Question 6
In human males, all the chromosomes are paired perfectly except one. This/these unpaired chromosome is/are

(i) Large chromosome
(ii) Small chromosome
(iii) Y-chromosome
(iv) X-chromosome

(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (iii) only
(c) (iii) and (iv)
(d) (ii) and (iv)

Q. The sex of a baby is determined by which egg gets fertilized- one containing the X chromosome or one containing the Y chromosome. Do you agree? Give reasons.

An egg contains either X or Y chromosome and a sperm contains X chromosome.

When the chromosome has a centromere near one end of a chromosome resulting in one shorter and one longer arm, the chromosome is called

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Freshly released human egg has

The correct option is B One X - chromosome The egg released is haploid as it is formed due to meiotic division of a diploid primary oocyte having XX chromosome. Therefore, the egg always has one X chromosome.

The correct option is B
One X - chromosome

The egg released is haploid as it is formed due to meiotic division of a diploid primary oocyte having XX chromosome. Therefore, the egg always has one X chromosome.