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Genetic identity of a human male is determined by:

Correct answer: A. Sex­-chromosome

  • A. Sex­-chromosome
  • B. Cell organelles
  • C. Autosome
  • D. Nucleolus

Explanation

Sex chromosomes are those chromosomes whose presence, absence or particular form determines the sex of the individual in unisexual or dioecious organisms, e.g., XX ­- XY. XY method (XX ­- XY). Despite differences in morphology, XY chromosomes synapse during zygotene. They have two parts, homologous and differential. Homologous regions of the two take part in synapsis.

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