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What are sex chromosomes ? Name the two types of sex chromosomes.

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Sex chromosome. Sex chromosome, either of a pair of chromosomes that determine whether an individual is male or female. ... In humans the sex chromosomes comprise one pair of the total of 23 pairs of chromosomes. The other 22 pairs of chromosomes are called autosomes

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