Question

Distinguish between the following pair:

Autosomes and Sex chromosomes

Answer 1

	Autosomes		Sex chromosomes
1.	Chromosomes that do not determine the sex of the individual.	1.	Chromosomes determine the sex of an individual.
2.	Same in both males and females. Example: Human beings have 22 pairs of autosomes.	2.	Differ in males and females. Example: Human beings have pairs of sex chromosome (XX in males).