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Assertion: In humans, the gamete contributed by the male determines whether the child produced will be male or female.

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Assertion: In humans, the gamete contributed by the male determines whether the child produced will be male or female.

Reason: Sex in humans is a polygenic trait depending upon a cumulative effect of some genes on X-chromosome and some on Y-chromosome.

(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

(c) If Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.

(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

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(c) If Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.

Explanation:

In human, the gamete contributed by the male determines whether the child produced will be male or female. Sex in humans is a polygenic trait depending upon cumulative effect of some genes present on Y-chromosome. Only sex in human is amonogenic trait.

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