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The life of a human being begins as a single celled zygote. The information presents in the chromosomes in this cell is what determines the characteristics of this human being. Each cell in the body of a male contains one X chro mosome and one Y chromosome (XY).
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What chromosomes do females have?

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Each person normally has one pair of sex chromosomes in each cell. Females have two X chromosomes.
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