Which one of the following statements about segregation of the sex chromosomes is FALSE?
A) In human males, segregation of the X chromosome from the Y chromosome occurs during anaphase I of meiosis.
B) In humans, half of the fertilized eggs are expected to be male and half are expected to be female; this 1:1 ratio is characteristic of Mendelian segregation.
C) The secondary sex ratio of males to females at birth usually shows a slight excess of males.
D) In humans, the sex at each birth is not a random process because there are often large families with either all girls or all boys.
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