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Normal female karyotype

46,XX

Also known as: 46 XX

46,XX is the standard female karyotype: 46 chromosomes made up of 22 pairs of autosomes and two X chromosomes. It is the baseline that every abnormal karyotype is read against.

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Karyotype of Normal female karyotype (46,XX)
Normal female karyotype (46,XX) drawn by KaryoDraw.

What the notation means

46
total chromosome count (the normal human number)
XX
sex chromosomes: two X (usual female karyotype)

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