Sex chromosomes

Introduction: Sex chromosomes

Humans have 2 sex determining chromosomes: the X chromosome and Y chromosome. Men are XY and women are XX.

Descriptions of Sex chromosomes

Sex chromosomes : The X chromosome and Y chromosome

Summary Information: Sex chromosomes

Sex chromosomes: The two X and Y sex-determining chromosomes.

Condition count: 14 ; see list below.

Organ subtypes: X chromosome (11), Y chromosome (5)

Main condition: Sex chromosome conditions

Organs: list of all organs

Sex chromosomes: Related Topics

• Sex
• Sex problems
• Chromosomes

Diseases List for Sex chromosomes:

The following list of medical conditions have 'Sex chromosomes' or similar listed as an affected body part in our database:

F

• Fragile-X Syndrome ... x chromosome

I

• Intersex conditions ... sex chromosomes, y chromosome, x chromosome

J

• Jacobs syndrome ... y chromosome, sex chromosomes, x chromosome

K

• Klinefelter syndrome ... y chromosome, sex chromosomes, x chromosome

S

• Sex chromosome conditions ... sex chromosomes

T

• Triple-X syndrome ... sex chromosomes, x chromosome
• Turner Syndrome ... sex chromosomes, x chromosome

X

• X Chromosome Disorders ... x chromosome
• X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia ... x chromosome
• X-linked Dominant Genetic Diseases ... x chromosome
• X-linked Genetic Diseases ... x chromosomes
• X-linked Recessive Genetic Diseases ... x chromosome

Y

• Y Chromosome Disorders ... y chromosome
• Y-linked Genetic Diseases ... y chromosome

More Anatomy Topics

Search Specialists by State and City