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Question
Why do all the gametes formed in human females have an X chromosome?
Solution
Human females have a pair of X chromosomes as sex chromosomes in addition to 22 pairs of homologous chromosomes (autosomes). During gamete formation, two X chromosomes segregate to different gametes. So, all gametes (eggs) in human females have an X chromosome in addition 22 autosomes.
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