Is xx chromosomes can called autosome in female?

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Kashish
Feb 18, 2018

No, X chromosome is an allosome or a sex chromosome.

Explanation:

Human beings have two types of chromosomes i.e. autosomes and allosomes irrespective of their sex. Autosomes are the somatic chromosomes which determine the somatic characters of an individual while allosomes are sex chromosomes which determine the sex of an individual. Even though females have two copies of X chromosome, they are still sex determining chromosomes. Hence, it is an allosome and not an autosome.

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