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31 August, 13:20

A person who is heterozygous for the x and y chromosomes is male female gendered there is not enough information to say. anth

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  1. 31 August, 13:43
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    The person should be a male.

    Only male carries XY chromosomes, meanwhile female carries XX chromosomes. "Heterozygous for the X and Y chromosomes" means that the person have both X and Y chromosomes in their cells, therefore only males fits the description.

    This is also why the birth rate of girl or a boy is always 50%, it is because the sex of a person is only determined by the sperm from a male. Each sperm either carries a X or a Y chromosome, never the both. Therefore, the chances of a X or a Y sperm fertilising an X egg is always 50%, also explains why both female or male must have at least one X chromosome because an egg always carry an X.
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