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human male is having 27 chromosome x2 now. out of this one pair contains the sex determining genes. they are of two types Xand Y. male have XX and female have XY.
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∙ 13y agohave an 'XY' chromosome. whereas females have 'XX'.
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A male child will inherit what chromosome?
Most males have XY chromosomes while most females have XX chromosomes.
How many human chromosomes are common to both males and females?
22 and 1/2 chromosomes are common to both males and female. The one that contains the X and Y chromosomes makes the difference. If you have X and Y chromosomes, you are male. If you have two X chromosomes, you are female. So both the male and female have got that one X chromosome in common.
Why do female and male sex cells have fewer chromosomes than the body cells?
The Y chromosome is found in males only. Females have XX chromosomes whereas males have XY chromosomes. That is why they are different, because an XY cannot be female and an XX cannot be male.
What does chromosomes mean-?
A chromosome is a DNA strand, that is comprised of genes. The two sex chromosomes are XX in females and XY in males.
What has 48 chromosomes?
yes they can, males and females can inherit up to 3 extra sex chromosomes possibly bringing their total count up to even 49 chromosomes.
What sex chromosomes are found in males?
Males have both X & Y chromosomes
Contrast the sex chromosomes found in human females and human males?
Human females have two X chromosomes (XX) while human males have one X and one Y chromosome (XY). This difference in sex chromosomes determines biological sex and leads to different developmental pathways in males and females.
What are sex chromosomes that result in male?
XY Chromosomes = Males XX Chromosomes = Females
How many homologous chromosomes do males have?
Males have 44 homologous chromosomes, or 22 pairs. Females are 46 and 23 respectively since they have homologous sex chromosomes.
How many chromosomes do females and males have?
46
What are the sex chromosomes that make an individual male?
Humans have 46 chromosomes, with 22 pairs of autosomes and 1 pair of sex chromosomes. Males have XY sex chromosomes while females have XX sex chromosomes. However, genetic disorders do occur whereby some males have XYY or XXY chromosomes, making the total number of chromosomes to be 47. Females have their own share of genetic disorders: Turner's Syndrome (single X chromosome) or Trisomy X (XXX). In normal cases the short answer would be: XY for males, XX for females.
In humans what kind of sex chromosomes do males have?
in cells are diffrnet from chromosomes do not grow up.
Chromosomes found in somatic cells and are perfectly matched in males and females?
In both males and females there are 22 perfectly matched chromosomes. The somatic cells in humans total 46 chromosomes. Females get the XX sex chromosome while males get the Y chromosome.
What best describes the sex in chromosomes in humans?
Males have two different chromosomes
Is a female 2 X chromosomes?
Yes, and males have an X and a Y chromosome.
What pair of chromosomes can contain two very different chromosomes and still be considered normal?
the sex chromosomes. females are XX and males XY. the males chromosmes is where onewould find the difference
What is the 23rd pair of chromosomes that differ in males and females called?
The 22 pairs of chromosomes in human somatic cells that are same in males and females are called autosomes.
