Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Biology

Question:

What is the most accurate way to describe the chromosomal makeup of human female ?

Options:

44+2

44A+XY

46

44A+XX

Correct Answer:

44A+XX

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) - 44A+XX

Chromosomes are structures found in the center (nucleus) of cells that carry long pieces of DNA. DNA is the material that holds genes. It is the building block of the human body.  Normally, each cell in the human body has 23 pairs of chromosomes (46 total chromosomes).

Half come from the mother; the other half come from the father. Two of the chromosomes (the X and the Y chromosome) determine your sex as male or female when you are born. They are called sex chromosomes:

Females have 2 X chromosomes. Males have 1 X and 1 Y chromosome. The mother gives an X chromosome to the child. The father may contribute an X or a Y.

The chromosome from the father determines if the baby is born as male or female. The remaining chromosomes are called autosomal chromosomes. They are known as chromosome pairs 1 through 22.