Your baby’s sex

The sex of a baby is determined by the two sex chromosomes inherited from the biological parents. A baby normally inherits one sex chromosome from the father and another from the mother.

baby's gender

 

A woman has two  X chromosomes and as a result give either of her X.  A man has one X and one Y chromosomes . He can give either an X or Y chromosome. The egg from the mother contains the X chromosome . Therefore the X or Y chromosome from the father’s sperm is what determines the gender of a baby. A baby girl results if there is XX and a baby boy will result from XY.

 

In rare cases, you can have abnormal arrangement of sex chromosomes.

 

 

Content Sources
How is my baby’s gender determined. The Bump. https://www.thebump.com/a/gender-determination. Accessed March 21st , 2018

Boy or girl. How genetics determines your baby’s gender. https://www.parents.com/pregnancy/my-baby/gender-prediction/boy-or-girl-how-genetics-determine-your-babys-gender/. Accessed March, 21st, 2018

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