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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

What is the differences between a sex chromosome and an autosone ??

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8 Years agoGrade 12
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8 Years ago
Sex chromosomes are allosomes which are 2 in number(XX in male and XY in female) whereas autosomes are the somatic chromosomes which are 44 in number. Together they make up a total of 46 chromosomes.