How is the sex of a newborn determined in humans?

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asked Jun 3, 2017 in Biology by Kundan kumar (49,132 points) 34 435 1338

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answered Jun 3, 2017 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) 8 11 24
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The sex of the individual is genetically determined i.e., genes inherited from parents decide whether the new born will be a boy or a girl. A new born who inherits an ‘X’ chromosome from father will be a girl and one who inherits a ‘Y’ chromosome will be a boy.

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