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Whether someone is a female or male.
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∙ 14y agothe best known function of the x and y chromosomes is determination of the sex of an organism. In humans, fertilized eggs which have the genetic pattern xx are females and those which have xy are males. The chromosomes also have other genes on them which are known as sex-linked genes.
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What are the chromosomes that are not X or Y?
All chromosomes that are not either X or Y are called autosomes.
The genes on the x and y chromosomes are called what?
The genes carried on the X and Y chromosomes are called your "sex chromosomes".
Chromosomes other than X and Y?
Chromosomes that are not X or Y are called homologous chromosomes and autosomal chromosomes. The first 22 pairs of human chromosomes are autosomal.
The human X and Y Chromosomes are what?
The human X and Y chromosomes are:both present in every somatic cell of males and females.approximately equal in size.almost entirely homologous, despite their different names.called "sex chromosomes" because they determine an individual's sex.
How do X and Y chromosome differ?
men have a x and y chromosome while women have two x chromosomes the y chromosomes determine the sex of the baby
What do X and Y chromosomes affect?
X and Y chromosoms determine whether or not an offspring is a male or female. Chromosomes come in pairs. Boys have an X and a Y chromosome pair; girls have an X and an X chromosome pair.
What is a child with X and Y chromosomes?
Humans that have both an X and a Y chromosome is a male. Females have 2 X chromosomes, and males have one X and one Y
What are the chromosomes that are not X or Y?
All chromosomes that are not either X or Y are called autosomes.
The genes on the x and y chromosomes are called what?
The genes carried on the X and Y chromosomes are called your "sex chromosomes".
What are the X and Y chromosomes called?
The X and Y chromosomes are called the "Sex Chromosomes". Both the X and Y chromosome are part of the "sex-determining system" that helps determine the sex characteristics in humans. In the system, females have two X chromosomes (XX) while males have an X and a Y chromosome (XY).
Chromosomes other than X and Y?
Chromosomes that are not X or Y are called homologous chromosomes and autosomal chromosomes. The first 22 pairs of human chromosomes are autosomal.
Is a female 2 X chromosomes?
Yes, and males have an X and a Y chromosome.
What are the genes carries on the x and y chromosomes called?
The genes carried on the X and Y chromosomes are called your "sex chromosomes".
The human X and Y Chromosomes are what?
The human X and Y chromosomes are:both present in every somatic cell of males and females.approximately equal in size.almost entirely homologous, despite their different names.called "sex chromosomes" because they determine an individual's sex.
What are the chromosomes that determine the sex of the offspring?
the X and Y chromosomes
How do X and Y chromosome differ?
men have a x and y chromosome while women have two x chromosomes the y chromosomes determine the sex of the baby
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.
