Question

$\text{Woman}(44+XX)$ $\text{man}(44+XY)$
What does the number ${}^{\prime }{44}^{\prime }$ indicate in this illustration?

Answer 1

The number 44 shows the number of autosomes in an individual and the XX or XY indicated the sex chromosomes in the individual. Male individuals have an X and a Y chromosome while female has two X chromosomes.