NEET Biology question

A family with five daughters only is expecting a sixth issue. The chance of it being a son is

(A)Zero
(B)25%
(C)50%Correct
(D)100%

Answer: (C)

Solution

Each conception is an independent event: a sperm carrying an X chromosome produces a daughter, while one carrying a Y chromosome produces a son, each with equal (50%) probability, since a male (XY) produces X-bearing and Y-bearing sperm

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