Definite article is used before a noun (person place or thing) to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader.
indefinite article is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known.
I would assume the answer to your question is A. “Because only men have the Y chromosome, so the women i. the class wouldn’t be able to participate.”
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