Sex of a foetus depends on the:

Amount of regulatory hormones from pituitary.

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Amount of sex hormones.

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Type of ovum.

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Type of sperm.

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Solution

The correct option is D
Type of sperm.

The sex of a foetus depends on the type of sperm that meets the egg. A sperm carries either a Y chromosome or an X chromosome. Since women carry XX chromosomes, all egg cells (female gametes) formed will be X. If a sperm containing Y chromosome fertilises the egg, offspring will be male, whereas if an X chromosome containing sperm fertilises an egg, the embryo will be female.

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