The sex chromosomes of a male are?

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Sex chromosomes:
Chromosomes that are involved in the determination of sex in the organisms are known as Sex chromosomes.
In human beings sex chromosomes are different in males from females.
The sex chromosomes in the male are indicated by XY.
The XY sex-determination system is the sex-determination system found in humans
.In this system, the sex of an individual is determined by a pair of sex chromosomes (gonosomes).
Females have two of the same kind of sex chromosomes (XX) which are called homogametic sex.
Males have two distinct sex chromosomes (XY) and are called heterogametic sex.

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