Question

Define the terms:

(c) Sex chromosome

Answer 1

Sex chromosome:

1. The chromosomes that determine whether a person is male or female as known as sex chromosomes.
2. In humans, males and females have separate sex chromosomes.
3. The sex chromosomes of both males and females are respectively XY and XX.
4. Male sex chromosomes are known as mismatched pairs because one is a normal size called the X chromosome and the other is a short size called the Y chromosome.