differences between autosomes and sex chromosomes
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Autosomes are chromosomes that don't carry any genes that determine the sex of the individual. Sex chromosomes carry sex-determining genes (but may also carry many other genes that have nothing to do with sex). There is one pair of sex chromosomes (X & Y in mammals); all the rest (22 pairs in humans) are autosomes.
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Autosomes and sex chromosomes are two different types of chromosomes present in human beings.
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Differences between autosomes and sex chromosomes:
- Normally twenty-three pairs of chromosomes are present in each cell of the human being. Out of which, twenty-two pairs are autosomes or nonsex chromosomes. The 23rd pair is different in males and females and this pair is known as sex chromosomes. In the case of females, that 23rd pair is the two copies of the X chromosomes. In the case of males, the 23rd pair contains one is X and another one is Y.
- Genes present in autosomes code for those proteins, which are used to create every cell, enzyme, tissue, bone, and organ within the body. Whereas, the genes present in sex chromosomes determine the sex of the individuals.
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