We call these sex chromosomes. Whether you are a male or female depends on the presence or absence of certain chromosomes.
The sex chromosomes are the X chromosome and the Y chromosome. If you have two XX, you will show female characteristics and If you have XY you will show male characteristics.
The sex chromosomes of a man are XY (vs. XX for a woman).
The sex chromosomes in a human male typically consist of one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. The presence of a Y chromosome determines the individual's biological sex as male, while the absence of a Y chromosome results in a female biological sex.
Typically, 22 pairs or 44 chromosomes in humans. The number doesn't change between males and females whose only difference are the other 2 of the 46 total chromosomes, the aptly named sex chromosomes. So really the factor that decides how many autosomal chromosomes the organism has is what kind of organism it is (human? dog? cat? orangutan? moon jellyfish??)
Male sex chromosomes are the X and Y chromosomes. The presence of a Y chromosome typically determines male biological sex, while the absence of a Y chromosome typically results in female biological sex. The combination of sex chromosomes inherited from parents determines an individual's biological sex.
The sex chromosomes typically found in a human female are two X chromosomes.
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.
A male human has one X and one Y sex chromosome.
There are two sex chromosomes, X and Y. A female has XX and a male has XY.
The sex chromosomes of a man are XY (vs. XX for a woman).
A female human has two X sex chromosomes in her cells. A male human has one X and one Y sex chromosome in his cells.
The sex chromosomes in a human male typically consist of one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. The presence of a Y chromosome determines the individual's biological sex as male, while the absence of a Y chromosome results in a female biological sex.
XY=male; XX=female…
Chromosomes (autosomes), not including the sex chromosomes (XY - male, or XX - female).
If you have a Y, you're a male... if you don't, you're a female
In humans and other mammals, a male has XY sex chromosomes. In birds, a male has XX chromosomes. In amphibians, male chromosomes look the same as female chromosomes.
A normal male will have one X and one Y chromosome.
The Human Female has 22 pairs of chromosomes plus a pair of 2 "X" sex chromosomes for a total of 23 pairs of chromosomes. The Human Male has the same 22 pairs of chromosomes, plus 1 X sex chromosome and 1 Y sex chromosome.