Compare and Contrast Autosomes and Sex chromosomes

  

Human chromosomes Female (XX) Male (XY)

Their are two copies of each autosome (chromosomes 1-22) in both females and males. The sex chromosomes are different: there are two copies of the X chromosomes in females, but males have a single X chromosomes and a Y chromosomes.

• Autosomes a chromosome that isn't a sex chromosome.
• There are 22 pairs of autosomes.
• X & Y chromosomes (there are 2 sex chromosomes)