LABORATORY REVIEW
MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS
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Question
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A pair of chromosomes that consists of XX is a ____
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Male
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Female
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -They are called sex chromosomes: Females have 2 X chromosomes. Males have 1 X and 1 Y chromosome.
Detailed explanation-2: -Individuals having two X chromosomes (XX) are female; individuals having one X chromosome and one Y chromosome (XY) are male.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 23rd pair, the sex chromosomes, differ between males and females. Females have two copies of the X chromosome, while males have one X and one Y chromosome. The 22 autosomes are numbered by size. The other two chromosomes, X and Y, are the sex chromosomes.
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