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Human Heredity
11.3
Human Chromosomes
Humans have 46 chromosomes
Occurs in 23 pairs
22 pairs are autosomes
2 of the 46 are sex-determining chromosomes
(X and Y)
XX=Female, XY=Male
Picture of chromosomes=karyotype
Doctors use to determine sex of baby and
genetic abnormalities
Karyotype Studies
Karyotype—micrograph in which the pairs
of homologous chromosomes are arranged
in decreasing size.