Is the Y chromosome found in both sexes?

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Is the Y chromosome found in both sexes?

Alastair Greenshields (Principal) gives expert video advice on: What is DNA?; Why do you start with the Y chromosome?; Is the Y chromosome found in both sexes? and more...

The Y chromosome is only found in males. It's one of the sex chromosomes, so if you have a Y chromosome it turns you into a baby boy. So that's why only males have Y chromosomes.

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