Question

Is it right to consider the mother responsible for a girl child?

Answer 1

• Since long it has been considered that females are responsible for determining the sex of the developing foetus. However, it is evident that human females are homogametic.
• They produce the same types of ova, each having the X chromosome. The human males are heterogametic. They have XY as sex chromosomes and so they produce 50% sperms with X chromosome and another 50% with a Y chromosome.
• If the sperm having X chromosome fuses with the ovum, a female foetus will be formed. If the sperm having Y chromosome fuses with an ovum, a male foetus is formed. So, the deciding factor is contributed by the males and the sex of the foetus depends on the probability.
• Hence, we all must take efforts to stop female foeticide and mother is not responsible for a girl child.