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According to the figure below, what is the approximate probability that a human offspring will be female?
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10%
10%
25%
25%
50%
50%
75%
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50%
Human offspring sex is determined by whether a sperm carries an X (female) or Y (male) chromosome. Since roughly half the sperm carry X and half carry Y, the probability of a female (XX) child is about 50% (≈49–50% in real populations).
Human offspring sex is determined by whether a sperm carries an X (female) or Y (male) chromosome. Since roughly half the sperm carry X and half carry Y, the probability of a female (XX) child is about 50% (≈49–50% in real populations).
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