XY Chromosome TEM Image

This transmission electron micrograph shows the human X & Y chromosomes which encode most of the information for gender. Human eggs and sperm each consist of 23 chromosomes, one of which is either an X or a Y. Females typically have two X chromosomes while males have an X & Y. However, variations on this occur in typical human populations

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