10th Class Science Solved Paper - Science-2015 Delhi Set-I

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    How many pairs of chromosomes are present in human beings? Out of these how many are sex chromosomes? How many types of sex chromosomes are found in human beings?
                'The sex of a newborn child is a matter of chance and none of the parents may be considered reponsible for it.' Draw a flow chart showing determination of sex of a newborn to justify this statement.
     

    Answer:

    There are 23 pairs of chromosomes in human beings out of these one pair of sex chromosome is there.
                Female has one type of chromosome i.e., X and male has two types of chromosomes i.e., X and Y. Thus, the sex of the child depends on the sex chromosomes of the father.


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