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Within the nucleus of a cell are the chromosomes. A typical human with have 23 pairs of chromosomes. 22 of those pairs are somatic or body chromosomes and don't influence gender. The remaining pair of chromosomes are the sex chromosomes and they are designated as being either an X or Y chromosome. Females have a pair of X's (XX) and males have an X and a Y (XY).

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