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Sex chromosomes (XX = female and XY = male)
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The 23rd pair of human chromosomes tells the gender with xx being and xy being male which gender is karyotype?
XX is Female XY is Male
Which pair of chromesomes determines gender?
Chromosome pair 23 determines the gender of a human. These chromosomes will either be two X's for females, or an X and a Y for males.
What part of the human body determines the gender?
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).
What determines the 22ND pair of chromosome?
the sex, color blindness (the gene is on the X chromosome), other sex linked traits.
How do the made chromosomes differ from those of the female?
most of the chromosomes are the same, regardless of gender. the 23rd chromosome pair in males is XY and in females it's XX.
What is the last pair of human chromosomes?
The last pair? Those are the losers. No, seriously, you're probably asking about the sex chromosomes. The X and Y chromosomes. All the others are numbered. 1-22 plus the sex chromosomes makes 23 pairs or 46 total chromosomes in humans.
Having two chromosomes of each pair-normal body cells?
Normal body cells, also called diploid cells, contain 46 chromosomes. These are matched up in 23 pairs, one pair being the gender chromosomes.
What chromosomes determine a person gender?
Xy chromosomes= boy xx chromosomes= female
Men have one of y?
The y chromosome. The chromosome pair that determine sex (gender) can have x and y chromosomes; men have one X and one Y chromosome, women have to X chromosomes.
What human body cell consists of 22 homologous pairs?
Humans have 46 chromosomes (or 23 pairs). One pair is known as the sex chromosomes X and Y. The remaining 22 pairs that do not determine the gender of offspring are the homologous chromosomes
What is one of a pair of chromosomes that are involved in sex determination of an idividual?
The pair of chromosomes involved in sex determination is called sex chromosomes, rest of the chromosomes are called autosomes.
How many chromosomes are in 1 pair of chromosomes?
There are 46 chromosomes (condensed threads of genetic material formed from chromatin as a cell prepares to divide), and 23 pairs of chromosomes in the human body.
