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A female is an XX. However, during development one of the X chromosomes is deactivated and is called a Barr body.
Human females have XX sex chromosomes. A male has XY chromosomes. The Y chromosome is very small and contains only genes that make a male a male.
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What combination of chromosomes is a female an a male?
Normal females have XX chromosomes and normal males have XY chromosomes. I believe there are two of each in a human body and the rest are autosomes.
A human with the genotype XY is?
For the case of the human, an individual with XX genotype is female. Other organisms have different ways of determining sex.
What are the correct designation of the paired sex chromosomes?
the male chromosome is XY the female chromosome is XX
What determines whether an embryo will become male or female?
In humans, gender is determined by the x and y chromosomes, with xx being a genetic female and xy being a genetic male
Name one pair of chromosomes not homologous in a normal karyotype?
The X (female) and Y (male) chromosomes. A person with XX is female. A person with XY is male.
What sex makes up the XX chromosome?
The female has xx and the male has either xx or xy
What combination of sex chromosomes produce a male?
Xy=male xx=female
What two sex chromosomes determine if you are a female?
XX for female, XY for male
What combination of sex chromosomses produce a female?
Female XX Male XY
Is George Sampson's headteacher a male or female?
George Sampson's head teacher is a female :) xx George Sampson's head teacher is a female :) xx
What is a the male and female genotype?
The genotype for a male is XY. A female is XX. The 23rd homologous pair is the sex gene that determines this.
What is the genotype for males and females?
XX for female and XY for male. -anonymous18_K
Are the male sex cells x And y?
Females' eggs always provide an X. If the sperm is X, the child is female (XX); if it is Y, the child is male (XY).
The 23rd pair of human chromosomes tells the gender with xx being and xy being male which gender is karyotype?
XX is Female XY is Male
What do x and y chromosomes stand for in human male cell?
XX is for Female and XY is for Male.
What combinition of sex chromosomes result in a male human being?
XY=male; XX=female…
How does the chromosomes effevt the human body?
Chromosomes effect the body by telling it if you will be male of female. XX is the chromosome for a female and XY is for male.
