Question

State whether the following statements are true or false:​ (f) It is the sperm which determines the sex of a child.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

True

• If the father contributes X chromosomes during fertilisation via his sperm, the child born will be a girl.​ ​
• If the father contributes Y chromosomes during fertilisation via his sperm, the child born will be a boy.​ ​
• The sex of the baby born is the responsibility of the father.​ ​
• Sperm determines the sex of a child.