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Nondisjunction will occur . Yep

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Q: What happens when a male has xxy sex chromosomes?
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What would a male with the sex chromosomes xxy have?

Kleinfelter's syndrome.


What are the sex chromosomes of male human being?

Normal male humans have the sex chromosomes XY. The presence of the Y chromosome determines sex in humans - so a person with XXY will be male.


What is a baby's gender if he or she has XXY sex chromosomes?

Male - in humans the sex is determined by the presence of a Y chromosome. In other animals sex can be determined by the ratio of sex chromosomes, or the total number of chromosomes.


How many sex chromosomes does a male embryo have?

An embryo, male or female, usually has two sex chromosomes, one from mom, one from dad. In a male's case, they would be XY. Rarely, nondisjunction occurs, and a child winds up XXX, XXY, XYY, or X. XXX and X become female, and XXY and XYY become male. So, it is theoretically possible for a male embryo to have three sex chromosomes.


Are xxy chromosomes an exaample incomplete dominance?

No actually it is a sex-linked trait.


How many chromosomes are in klinefelter's syndrome?

It is estimated that about in in 500 men have Klinefelter's syndrome.


The sex chromosome composition of a person with klinefelter syndrome is?

XXY. Klinefelter is caused when the X chromosomes of the mother fail to split, or an XY sperm reaches an X egg, resulting in a mostly male child.


How many sex chromosomes do humans have?

1 pair of sex chromosomes Female pair is XX Male pair is XY


What can an extra chromosome do?

Yes, it is possible to have XXX, XXY, or XYY sex chromosomes.


How do you get Klinefelter's syndrome?

Well you don't "get" it like you get a common cold. You are born with it due to a genetic mutation on your sex chromosomes causing the XXY gene instead of XY, like in a non-Klinefelter, male.


What combinations of sex chromosomes produces a female?

It is the father's contribution that determines the sex of the offspring. Of the XX and XY pairs that determine sex, the mother always contributes an X. If the father contributes an X as well, the offspring is female. If the father contributes a Y, the offspring is male.


How many sex chromosomes does a diploid human chromosome have?

A diploid human cell has two sex chromosomes. However, the number of sex chromosomes can vary between individuals. Typically, females have two X chromosomes (XX) and males have one X and one Y chromosome (XY).