Instead, they carry genetic information for all other bodily traits and functions. Autosomes are those chromosomes present in the same number in males and females, while sex chromosomes are those that are not When sex chromosomes were first discovered, their function was unknown, and the name x was used to indicate this mystery. Autosomes carry genes related to sexual characteristics, while sex chromosomes carry genes unrelated to sex. Overview chromosomes organize and store your dna They come in pairs — 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes.
Sex chromosomes, on the other hand, are the chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual In humans, there is one pair of sex chromosomes, which can be either xx (female) or xy (male).
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