Guide Questions: 1.
1.What sex chromosome is carried by the egg?
2. What sex chromosome is carried by the sperm?
3. How many X X chromosomes are produced in the cross?
4. How many X Y chromosomes are produced in the cross?
5. What is the probability of having a male offspring? 6. What is the probability of having a female offspring?
Answers & Comments
Answer:
1. X chromosome
2.Y chromosome
3.Two X chromosome
4.biologically male individuals have one X and one Y chromosome (XY) while those who are biologically female have two X chromosomes.
5.Almost everyone has around a 50% chance of having a boy and a 50% chance of having a girl. What we can say is that dad's sperm determines whether a baby will be a boy or a girl. About half of his sperm will make a boy and half a girl. The sex of the baby depends on which sperm gets to the egg first.