These questions consist of two statements each, printed as Statement-I and Statement-II. While answering these questions, you are required to choose any one of the following four responses.
Statement-I: Females are only responsible in the determination of the sex of baby.
Statement-II: Human male is homogametic.
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(b) The chromosome that the male parent contributes determines a child's biological sex (male or female). In humans, males are heterogametic, while females are homogametic. Males have XY chromosomes 
as their sex chromosomes. They produce two types of sperm: 
and 
. Females have XX chromosomes ( 
) as their sex chromosomes. They produce ova that only contain the X sex chromosome ( 
).
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