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How is the sex of a newborn determined in humans?

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The sex of the individual is genetically determined i.e., genes inherited from parents decide whether the newborn will be a boy or a girl. A newborn who inherits an ‘X’ chromosome from father will be a girl and one who inherits a ‘Y’ chromosome will be a boy.

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