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Explain why the father determines the sex of the child:

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the father's the one because he's the only one with the y chromosome hence if the sperm containing the y chromosome fertilises the ovum then the kid is a boy and if its the one with the x chromosome then its a girl

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In the XY sex-determination system, the female-provided ovum contributes an X chromosome and the male-provided sperm contributes either an X chromosome or a Y chromosome, resulting in female (XX) or male (XY) offspring, respectively. Hormone levels in the male parent affect the sex ratio of sperm in humans.

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