
How does sex determination happen in human?
Important Questions on Heredity and Evolution



Ramesh has two daughters and his wife is pregnant again. He desires to have a son. So he forces his wife Maya to go for Sonography for sex determination of the child.
Who is responsible if the child born is a girl or a boy? Father's or Mother's sex chromosome.







Ramesh has two daughters and his wife is pregnant again. He desires to have a son. So he forces his wife Maya to go for Sonography for sex determination of the child.
In the case of Ramesh's daughters which set of chromosomes is not present in them?


Ramesh has two daughters and his wife is pregnant again. He desires to have a son. So he forces his wife Maya to go for Sonography for sex determination of the child.
Is the sex determination test illegal? Why?



How is the sex of the child determined in human beings?

Man (44 + XY)
What does the number '44' indicate in this illustration ?

Match the following?
List I | List II | List III | |||
a) | Duchenne muscular dystrophy DMD | i) | Y- linked | p) | Impair blood clotting |
b) | Hypertrichosis | ii) | Sex limited | q) | Expression is limited to only one sex |
c) | Haemophilia | iii) | - linked recessive | r) | Progressive weakening of muscles |
d) | Baldness | iv) | Holandric | s) | Excessive growth of hair on the pinna |



