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Whose genes count? male vs female

It seems that in humans the females genes seem to be the ones passed on to offspring more than the males while in other mammals the males genes are the dominant ones like horses, dogs. Is that true?

Would human breeding be possible in order to get the best possible offspring even though the human species is more complex than any other species?

If a male carries a certain trait and the females does or does not carry the same trait will the males trait pass on to the offspring? It seems to me that the females genes make the final decision on that.
How would someone know if a trait will get passed on or not?

It also appears to me that human females evolve faster than males as far as I could tell from physical attributes. Is that true?
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