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Question 6
In human males, all the chromosomes are paired perfectly except one. This/these unpaired chromosome is/are

(i) Large chromosome
(ii) Small chromosome
(iii) Y-chromosome
(iv) X-chromosome

(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (iii) only
(c) (iii) and (iv)
(d) (ii) and (iv)

Answer 1

(c) (iii) and (iv)

Males have two distinct sex chromosomes (XY) and are called the heterogametic sex (Chromosome-23). Females have two of the same kind of sex chromosome (XX)(Chromosome-23) and are called the homogametic sex. In human males, all the chromosomes (22- Autosomes) are paired perfectly except one (23^rd). These unpaired chromosomes are X and Y (Chromosome-23).