Understanding Human Chromosomes: Exploring the 44 Autosomes and the Sex Chromosomes XX and XY

How many human chromosomes are autosomes?

22 pairs (44 total)

Humans have 22 pairs of autosomes, for a total of 44 autosomes. Autosomes are non-sex chromosomes, meaning they are the same in both males and females and do not determine an individual’s sex. The remaining two chromosomes are the sex chromosomes, which determine an individual’s sex as either male (XY) or female (XX).

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