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Question 74

Which pair of sex chromosomes does a human female have in her body cells?

  1. One X and one Y chromosome
  2. Two X chromosomesCorrect answer
  3. Two Y chromosomes
  4. One X chromosome only, without a partner

Explanation

A female has two copies of the X chromosome, so at this pair her two chromosomes match each other as the pairs on the rest of her chromosomes do. The mismatched pair belongs to males, and no Y chromosome is present in a female cell for her to pass on.

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