What are the differences between autosomes and sex chromosomes?

Answer 1

Autosomes are the chromosomes that are not the sex chromosomes. 22 of the 23 pairs of human chromosomes are autosomes and the final 23rd pair are the sex chromosomes, one of each received by the offspring by the parental generation (one from the mother and one from the father). Moreover, the sex chromosomes dictate the sex of the offspring; males have XY and females XX in most cases, but as long as there is a Y chromosome, the offspring is considered a male.

Answer 2

They are exact opposites. The normal human has 23 different types of chromosomes and 2 copies of each from each parent, adding up to a total of 46 chromosomes per cell. One of the 23 is a sex chromosome (X or Y), and the other 22 are autosomes.

Answer 3

In humans and mammals, sex chromosomes can be X or Y. The only real difference between them is that the pairing of sex chromosomes determines the gender of the organism (XX- female; XY- male), while autosomes are primarily responsible for other phenotypic traits (height, eye color, hair color, etc).

Answer 4

Autosomes are simply all the other chromosomes that are not sex chromosomes.

Answer 5

the autosome do not control the sex organs . but the sex chromosome control the sex organs

Answer 6

The sex chromosomes determine the individual's gender and the autosomes do not.

Answer 7

Autosomes do not determine the sex of the individual. Sex chromosomes do determine the sex of the individual.

Answer 8

An autosome is a gene that determines what a species looks like no mater the sex. The sex chromosome has genes on it that determines sex and the characterics that go with that sex.