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Female have two X chromosomes while males have an X and a Y chromosome.
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Why do sex-linked trait follow different pattern of inheritance than other traits?
males and females have different sex chromosomes
Is there a difference between the chromosomes of men and women?
Human females are XX; males are XY.In humans, females have 22 pairs of chromosomes called autosomes, plus one pair of sex chromosomes, consisting of two copies of chromosome X. The X chromosome is between chromosomes 7 and 8 in size. Males have the same autosomes, but their sex chromosomes consist of one X and one relatively tiny Y, which is the shortest chromosome humans have except for chromosomes 21 and 22.Many other animals determine their sex the same way. But birds, moths, and butterflies are the other way round (males are WW; females WZ), and some animals use a different system altogether, such as whether the egg is fertilized or not: honey bees, for example.
Why are male mutation rates higher than female?
This is because mutations occur in x chromosomes. The male, who has "xy" sex chromosomes, will have the mutation if it is present in the x chromosome. Females, there is a smaller chance because there are two "xx" chromosomes, which reduces the chance that the mutation will be present.
Who discovered inheritance?
In 1910, Thomas Hunt Morgan discovered the sex linked traits to chromosomes.Sex linked traits are the traits controlled by genes located on the sex chromosomes.Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes 22 of these pairs of homologous chromosomes are called autosomes. The 23rd pair of chromosomes is called the sex chromosomes and is indicated by the letter x for females and the letter y for males.If you are female then your sex chromosomes are homologous, XX, if you are male your sex chromosomes are XY.
How are sex cells different from other cell in the body?
Sex cells have 1/2 the number of chromosomes of a normal cell (23)
What type of sex is an organism with two X chromosomes?
XX=females
What is the combination of sex chromosomes in females?
Females have two X chromosomes (XX).
Which sex chromosomes are present in females?
XX chromosomes.
What are sex chromosomes for females?
XX
What are sex chromosomes that result in male?
XY Chromosomes = Males XX Chromosomes = Females
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 sex chromosomes do females produce in their egg cells?
X chromosomes (X,X)
Do males and females have the same number of chromosomes in their sex cells?
Yes, male wolves have the same number of chromosomes as females. There is no research at this time on the DNA found in the X chromosome and the Y chromosome and the Wolf. The Wolf has 78 chromosomes.
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.
Which type of cells contains 23 single chromosomes?
The type of cells that contain 23 single chromosomes are sex cells. The females would carry ova in the ovaries and the males will carry sperm in the testicles.
What do males and females have?
Both have 23 pairs including sex chromosomes. . Males have an X and Y sex chromosome and females have two X.
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.
