In humans, the sex Chromosomes comprises one pair of the total of 23 pairs of chromosomes. The other 22 pairs of chromosome are called:
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In humans, each cell normally contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46. Twenty-two of these pairs, called autosomes, look the same in both males and females. The 23rd pair, the sex chromosomes, differ between males and females. Females have two copies of the X chromosome, while males have one X and one Y chromosome.