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  2. XXYY syndrome - Wikipedia

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    48,XXYY syndrome is a condition related to the X and Y chromosomes (the sex chromosomes). People normally have 46 chromosomes in each cell. Two of the 46 chromosomes, known as X and Y, are called sex chromosomes because they help determine whether a person will develop male or female sex characteristics. Females typically have two X chromosomes ...

  3. Chromosome - Wikipedia

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    Squashing the preparation on the slide forcing the chromosomes into a single plane; Cutting up a photomicrograph and arranging the result into an indisputable karyogram. It took until 1954 before the human diploid number was confirmed as 46. [47] [48] Considering the techniques of Winiwarter and Painter, their results were quite remarkable. [49]

  4. List of organisms by chromosome count - Wikipedia

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    The list of organisms by chromosome count describes ploidy or numbers of chromosomes in the cells of various plants, animals, protists, and other living organisms.This number, along with the visual appearance of the chromosome, is known as the karyotype, [1] [2] [3] and can be found by looking at the chromosomes through a microscope.

  5. XXXY syndrome - Wikipedia

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    XXXY syndrome is a genetic condition characterized by a sex chromosome aneuploidy, where individuals have two extra X chromosomes. [2] People in most cases have two sex chromosomes: an X and a Y or two X chromosomes. The presence of one Y chromosome with a functioning SRY gene causes the expression of genes that determine maleness. Because of ...

  6. Ploidy - Wikipedia

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    The number of chromosomes found in a single complete set of chromosomes is called the monoploid number (x). The haploid number (n) refers to the total number of chromosomes found in a gamete (a sperm or egg cell produced by meiosis in preparation for sexual reproduction). Under normal conditions, the haploid number is exactly half the total ...

  7. Aneuploidy - Wikipedia

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    Most cells in the human body have 23 pairs of chromosomes, or a total of 46 chromosomes.(The sperm and egg, or gametes, each have 23 unpaired chromosomes, and red blood cells in bone marrow have a nucleus at first but those red blood cells that are active in blood lose their nucleus and thus they end up having no nucleus and therefore no chromosomes.) [8]

  8. XYYY syndrome - Wikipedia

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    XYYY syndrome, also known as 48,XYYY, is a chromosomal disorder in which a male has two extra copies of the Y chromosome. The syndrome is exceptionally rare, with only twelve recorded cases. The syndrome is exceptionally rare, with only twelve recorded cases.

  9. Karyotype - Wikipedia

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    The work took place in 1955, and was published in 1956. The karyotype of humans includes only 46 chromosomes. [77] [29] The other great apes have 48 chromosomes. Human chromosome 2 is now known to be a result of an end-to-end fusion of two ancestral ape chromosomes. [78] [79]