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What are the difference between Male and Female Genetic?

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Men and women share around 20,000 genes in common. Only the physical differences in the sex chromosomes can be distinguished from one another. It is only guys who have the Y chromosome. Despite the X chromosome being present in both sexes, females have two copies while males have just one. The X chromosome is one of two allosomes that determine sex in both men and females of many organisms, including mammals. It is a part of both the XY and the XO sex-determination systems. Early researchers named the X chromosome for its particular characteristics, which led to the subsequent discovery of its counterpart, the Y chromosome , which was named for the following letter in the alphabet. Males have one X and one Y chromosome, while females have two X chromosomes. Early in the development of the female embryo, one of the two X chromosomes is arbitrarily and irreversibly inactivated in cells other than the egg cells. This process is known as X-inactivation or lyonization. The Y chromosome is ...