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They are not obsolete. Y chromosomes are what make males. When a child is conceived, they get two chromosomes: one from their mother, and one from their father. Since all women have two X chromosomes, the child gets an X from their mother. The father can give the child either an X or Y chromosome depending on the sperm that fertilizes the egg, since men have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome.

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