Which of the following is a correct statement?
A) All eggs are X and all sperm are Y.
B) Half of both the eggs and sperm are X, and half are Y.
C) Half of the eggs are X and half are Y.
D) Half of the sperm are X and half are Y.

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In human reproduction, all eggs produced by females carry an X chromosome, while sperm produced by males carry either an X or a Y chromosome. This means that the sex of the offspring is determined by the sperm. Therefore, half of the sperm are X (which would result in a female offspring when combined with an egg) and half are Y (which would result in a male offspring).

Which of the Following Is a Correct Statement