Chromosomes are pieces of DNA that we usually talk about and see during Mitosis and Meiosis, then we take a picture and voila! We have a Karyotype. The Amoeba Sisters halp us make sense of all of this.
Of all of the chromosomes you have the Sex Chromosomes are the ones that don't quite follow the rules. Understanding how they're different can help us understand why some traits are inherited differently in women and men.
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