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Is it possible for a person to have only Y chromosomes?

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This is probably a strange question, but i was just wondering if it is possible for a male to have no X chromosome?

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  1. No, the fetus will not develop and will probably abort early in development.


  2. no. unless they're somesort of half human...joke.

    no you either are a XX or XY

  3. No.because every person have 2 type of chromosomes. Male chromosome is Xy and Female chromosomes is XX.

  4. Nope, for males it's XY, for females it's XY, no YY available

  5. No, it is not possible to be an OY type individual, as the X chromosome has necessary genes not present on the Y chromosome. "No vital genes reside only on the Y chromosome, since 50% of humans (females) do not have Y chromosomes. The only well-defined human disease linked to a defect on the Y chromosome is defective testicular development (due to deletion or deleterious mutation of SRY). However, having two X-chromosomes and one Y-chromosome has similar effects. On the other hand, having Y-chromosome polysomy has other effects than masculinization."

    It is possible for an individual to have multiple copies of the Y chromosome (such as XYY). I've included a second link to a page with a list of chromosomal abnormalities and their associated pathologies.

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