Sex chromosomes

Subject: Sex chromosomes

Date: Fri Mar 22 13:55:05 1996
Posted by: Frederic Blais
Grade level: 7-9
School/Organization: ASJ High School
City: Thetford Mines State/Province: Quebec
Country: Canada
Area of science: Cell Biology

Message:

Since the female chromosome arrangment is XX, and the male chromosome arrangment is XY, what would happen,

theoretically, if a baby would have the YY chromosome arrangment?  Is

it possible (assuming there was some way a woman could have a chromosomal

defect and posess a Y)?

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