Bioscience:Secrets of the Sequence(16)
In the human genome, there are 23 pairs of chromosomes. For 22 of these pairs, a chromosome from the fahter teams with the same chromosomes from the mother, the 23th chromosome is different. It can come from an X version and a Y version. The egg always has a single X chromosome, sperm can carry either an X version or a Y. If it is an X, the embryo develops with an XX pair, and it's female; If the fertilized sperm carries a Y, it's a boy.
- Added:2006
- Country:America
- Duration:30
- Time of update:2011/8/16 14:02:42