What will be the sex of the child born:

(a) if X chromosome carrying sperm fuses with an egg cell carrying X chromosome?


(b) if Y chromosome carrying sperm fertilizes an ovum containing X chromosome?

(a) If X chromosome carrying sperm fuses with an egg cell carrying X chromosome at fertilization, then the zygote will have XX chromosomes and develop into a female child.

(b) If Y chromosome carrying sperm fuses with an egg cell carrying X chromosome at fertilization, then the zygote will have XY chromosomes and develop into a male child.


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