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In humans, 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 a cumulative effect of some genes on $X$-chromosome and some on $Y$-chromosome.

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  • If both Assertion and Reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
  • If both Assertion and Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
  • If Assertion is true statement but Reason is false.
  • If both Assertion and Reason are false statements.
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The Correct Option is C

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In humans, sex is determined by sex chromosomes. Sex chomosomes in human female are $XX$ and in human male are $XY$. Human male produces $X$-containing and $Y$ containing gametes, while human females only $X$-containing gametes. Therefore, males determine the sex of offspring. Sex in humans is a monogenic trait.
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Non-Mendelian Genetics

The term - non-mendelian inheritance refers to any pattern of heredity in which features do not separate according to Mendel's laws. These principles describe how features linked with single genes on chromosomes in the nucleus are passed down through generations.

Types of Non-Mendelian Inheritance

Codominance Inheritance

It is a form of incomplete dominance in which both alleles for the same feature are expressed in the heterozygote at the same time. For example, the MN blood types of humans.

Incomplete Dominance

In a heterozygote, the dominant allele does not always completely cover the phenotypic expression of the recessive gene, resulting in an intermediate phenotype which is referred to as "incomplete dominance”.