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What are sex chromosomes​

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sex chromosome is a type of chromosome responsible for the chromosomal determination of the sex of an individual, example whether a female or a male. Humans and most other mammals have two sex chromosomes, the X and the Y. Females have two X chromosomes in their cells, while males have both X and a Y chromosomes in their cells. Egg cells all contain an X chromosome, while sperm cells contain an X or Y chromosome. This arrangement means that it is the male that determines the sex of the offspring when fertilization occurs.

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