On the basis of the possibilities of combination of the sex chromosomes, what percentage probability does a couple have of having a son or a daughter? Show the same by making a cross.

A male has one X and one Y chromosomes which means half the male gametes i.e. sperms have X and the other half will have Y chromosome, whereas in females both the chromosomes are X thus all the females gametes will have one X chromosome. In humans the sex of the child depends on what happens at fertilization. If Y chromosome is inherited by the offspring from male then it will surely be a male because the child will have XY combination of sex chromosomes. If X from both the parents then the offspring will be a female having XX combination.



Possibilities for the sex of offspring


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