Mother gives birth to a baby but the baby has characters of both parents. How is this possible?

In sexual reproduction, zygote forms by fertilization of both male and female gametes

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By parental care

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By vegetative method

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Characters come asexually

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Solution

The correct option is A In sexual reproduction, zygote forms by fertilization of both male and female gametes
The child has the characters of both the mother and father because of sexual reproduction. Sexual reproduction involves the fusion of male gamete and female gamete in the process called fertilization, resulting in the formation of zygote.
As a result, the new organism is produced by the combination of the genetic material of the two and hence, the child has the mix characters of both the parents.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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Mother gives birth to a baby but the baby has characters of both parents. How is this possible?

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Mother gives birth to a baby but the baby has characters of both parents. How is this possible?

Complete the following chart.

	Asexual reproduction		Sexual reproduction
1.	Reproduction that occurs with the help of somatic cells is called asexual reproduction.	1.	----------------------
2.	-------------------------------------------------------	2.	Male and female parent are necessary for sexual reproduction.
3.	This reproduction occurs with the help of mitosis only.	3.	----------------------------------
4.	----------------------------------------------	4.	New individual formed by this method is genetically different from parents.
5.	Asexual reproduction occurs in different individuals by various methods like binary 5 fission, multiple fission, budding, fragmentation, regeneration, vegetative propagation, spore production, etc.	5.	--------------------------------------

The offsprings formed by asexual reproduction method have greater similarity among themselves because:
(i) asexual reproduction involves only one parent
(ii) asexual reproduction involves two parents
(iii) asexual reproduction involves gametes
(iv) asexual reproduction does not involve gametes
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iv)
(d) (i) and (iv)

Q. (a) If a sperm with 'X' chromosome fertilizes with an ovum with 'X' chromosome, what will be the gender of the baby?
(b) Who determines the sex/gender of the baby, mother or father?
(c) Is it correct to blame the mother for giving birth to a baby girl?
(d) Are all our characters resembles our parents?

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