One of the 23 pairs of chromosomes determines sex; males have XY sex chromosomes, and females have XX sex chromosomes.
Sex determination involves one pair of chromosomes out of 23. Males have XY sex chromosomes, and females have XX sex chromosomes.
| Front | How many pairs contain the genes that determine sex? In men sex chromosomes are called? In women sex chromosomes are called? |
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| Back | -One pair out of 23 (called sex chromosomes) -men: YX -women:XX |
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