Which pair of sex chromosomes is found in a normal human male?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. XY
- Step 1: Males have one X and one Y chromosome.
Answer
XY.
Why not the others: XX: this is the female pair. YY: a YY pair does not occur in a normal male. XO: this is found in Turner syndrome.
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