Assertion: sperm | /r/CapableOf | carry an x chromosome
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text: If the sperm that manages to fertilize the egg carries an X chromosome, a girl will be born (XX), and if she had a Y chromosome, a male will be born (XY).
text: A sperm may contain an X chromosome and produce female off spring after fertilizing the ovum or it may have a Y chromosome, in which case fertilization will lead to the development of male offspring.
text: In mammals, the sex of the offspring is determined by the sperm cell: a spermatozoon bearing a X chromosome will lead to a female (XX) offspring, while one bearing a Y chromosome will lead to a male (XY) offspring.
text: They produce sperm cells that contain either an X chromosome or no sex chromosome, which is designated as