Sex of the human child is due to

size of egg

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size of sperm

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allosomes

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autosomes

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Solution

The correct option is C allosomes
sex in humans is determined by sex chromosomes X and Y.(allosomes or sex chromosomes)

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Which of the following correctly represents the number of autosomes and allosomes in human beings?

	List I		List II
A	In human beings and a number of other animals, there are two types of chromosomes, ______, and allosomes.	1	44+XY
B	_______ are those chromosomes which control functions of the body, other than sex determination. Allosomes or sex chromosomes are the chromosomes that determine the sex of the individual in unisex organisms.	2	Autosomes
C	Human beings have _____ pairs of chromosomes.	3	23
D	_____ determine the sex of the individual.	4	Sex chromosomes
E	The two sex chromosomes of females are similar and are called _____ chromosomes. They are dissimilar in human males. One is a normal-sized X-chromosome. The other is smaller with a good amount of non-function chromatin. It is called the Y-chromosome.	5	XX
F	The chromosome complement of human females is ______	6	44+XX
G	Human males is _____. Human females are homogametic, i.e., produce only one type of gametes or ova (22 + X). Humans are heterogametic, i.e., they produce two types of gametes sperms, angiosperms, and gymnosperms.	7	Autosomes

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