In human beings, the chromosomes that determine birth of a normal fema

In human beings, the chromosomes that determine birth of a normal female child are

one X chromosome from mother and one X chromosome from father
one X chromosome from mother and one Y chromosome from father
two X chromosomes from mother and one X chromosome from father
one X chromosome and one Y chromosome from father and one X chromosome from mother
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UPSC CDS-2 – 2020
In humans, sex is determined by the sex chromosomes. Females have two X chromosomes (XX), and males have one X and one Y chromosome (XY). A female child inherits one X chromosome from her mother (who can only contribute an X) and one X chromosome from her father (who can contribute either an X or a Y).
The mother’s gametes (ova) always carry an X chromosome. The father’s gametes (sperm) carry either an X or a Y chromosome. Fertilization with an X-carrying sperm results in an XX zygote (female), while fertilization with a Y-carrying sperm results in an XY zygote (male).
The father determines the sex of the child based on whether the sperm contributing to fertilization carries an X or a Y chromosome.
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