2007-08-28 03:47:45 · 19 answers · asked by greg g 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
females only carry 2 X chromosomes. it's the male that has both X and Y. so when your baby gets one chromosome from the mother and one from the father, it's the father's sperm that decides what gender the baby is.
2007-08-28 03:52:31 · answer #1 · answered by Emily H 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Women carry the X chromosome in the egg...sex of the baby is determined by the sperm as it carries either an X or a Y chromosome. If an X fertilizes the egg its a girl and if its a Y its a Boy.
2007-08-28 11:25:18 · answer #2 · answered by mommy_2_liam 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is determined by the sperm cell involved in the conception.
The sperm cell carries either an X chromosome or a Y chromosome (remember that dad is male, so he has XY).
The ovum (egg cell) always carries an X chromosome (mom is XX).
So if the sperm cell carries an X chromosome, the resulting embryo is XX, and will develop into a girl. If the sperm cell carries a Y chromosome, the resulting embryo is XY, and will develop into a boy.
2007-08-28 10:53:32 · answer #3 · answered by ☆Leanne☆ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The male, women only give the baby an X chromosome, the sperm supplies the other X or Y
2007-08-28 10:54:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its determined by the male
2007-08-28 11:03:40 · answer #5 · answered by jeepiegurl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The baby's sex is determined by the male at conception.
2007-08-28 10:53:03 · answer #6 · answered by Sweetharttt 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The man's sperm composition determines gender. It either carries the x chromosome or the y.
2007-08-28 10:54:20 · answer #7 · answered by CW 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The egg carries and X, and the sperm either has an X or Y. When the egg is fertilized the sex is determined immediately.
2007-08-28 10:53:33 · answer #8 · answered by Melissa 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't consciously determine the sex, I mean, they don't have control over it...but the sex of the baby is determined by the male side.
2007-08-28 10:53:05 · answer #9 · answered by JaguarWoman 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately the guy determines it. Good for nothing men. We have to suffer the whole 9 months and we don't even determine the sex!!
2007-08-28 10:52:12 · answer #10 · answered by bernie2u4 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋