Question

Is this individual male or female? How can you tell?How many chromosomes does this individual have?Give two examples of what would occur if one of the pairs did not match or had an extra chromosomes. Explain how this might occur, and if it would be dangerous to the individual.

Answer 1

-It is a male because it has a XY chromosome

-Women have two X chromosomes and men have an X chromosome and Y chromosome. Mothers always use X chromosome and depending on whether the paternal sperm carried X or Y chromosome, the sex of the baby can be female or male.

- The individual has 23 pairs of chromosomes. You can count them in the picture. In human, each cell normally contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, 22 are called autosomes, look the same in both men and women. Pair 23 is different betw