Biologymedium · Past Paper
The sex of a child is determined by which parent?
AMother
BFather
CBoth parents equally
DGrandparents
✓ Correct Answer: B — Father
Since mothers only provide X chromosomes and fathers provide either X or Y, the father determines the sex of the child.
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