Sex chromosomes are sex determining chromosomes in males and females. In males the sex
chromosomes are XY, in females it is XX.
Both males and females retain one of their mother's X chromosomes, and females retain their
second X chromosome from their father.
The X chromosome is notably larger and has a more active euchromatin region.
Because only males have the Y chromosome, the genes on this chromosome tend to be involved in
male sex determination and development.
Genes in areas known as pseudoautosomal regions are present on both sex chromosomes. As a
result, men and women each have two functional copies of these genes. Many genes in the
pseudoautosomal regions are essential for normal development.
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