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Q127 (IAS/2000) Science & Technology › Basic Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) › Genetics and evolution Answer Verified

Assertion (A) : In human beings, the females play a major role in determining the sex of the offspring. Reason (R) : Women have two- ‘X’ chromosomes.

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Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

B

Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A

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A is true, but R is false

D

A is false, but R is true

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Your answer: — · Correct: D

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The Assertion is false while the Reason is true. Females are genetically XX (they have two X chromosomes), so every egg carries an X chromosome — that is correct (Reason true) [1]. However, the sex of the offspring is determined by which sex chromosome the sperm contributes at fertilisation: since fathers produce sperm carrying either an X or a Y, a child’s sex depends on the paternal contribution. All children inherit an X from their mother, so females do not ‘‘play a major role’’ in determining sex; fathers do [2]. Therefore A is false and R is true, corresponding to option 4.

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[1] Science , class X (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 8: Heredity > 8.2.4 Sex Determination > p. 132
[2] Science , class X (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 8: Heredity > What you have learnt > p. 133

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Assertion (A) : In human beings, the females play a major role in determining the sex of the offspring. Reason (R) : Women have two- ‘X’ chromosomes.

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