Self Assessment Answer # 2 for Lesson 12 by Dr Jamie Love 2002 - 2005

Chromosomes not involved in sex determination are called "autosomes" while the chromosomes that are involved in sex determination are called the "sex chromosomes".
We have 22 pairs (44) autosomes, numbered from 1 to 22 (largest to smallest) and one pair of sex chromosomes - X and Y.

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