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X and Y chromosomes explained

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X linked chromosomes explained,Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes. One pair determine the gender of the child.A female will have xx chromosomes and males will have an x and a y chromosome
The x and y chromosomes not only carry the genes that determine male and female traits but also some other characteristics as well.
Since only men inherit Y chromosomes, they are the only ones to inherit Y-linked traits. The y chromosome carries around 200 genes.
There are about 1,100 human X-linked genes.
Most of them code for something other than female anatomical traits. Some X-linked genes are responsible for abnormal conditions such as hemophilia, red-green color blindness,
and "male pattern baldness".

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