sex chromosome

Noun

Meaning

(genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

chromosome X chromosome Y chromosome bivalent autosome gonosome allosome heterosome heterochromosome acrocentric chromosome idiochromosome euchromosome germline chromosome heterogametic chromosome holochromosome
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Hypernyms

chromosome

Hyponyms

xxx X chromosome Y chromosome XXY xx XY

Examples

mammals normally have two sex chromosomes Source: Internet

Genetic sex-determination usually depends on asymmetrically inherited sex chromosomes which carry genetic features that influence development ; sex may be determined either by the presence of a sex chromosome or by how many the organism has. Source: Internet

Transcaucasian mole voles ( Ellobius lutescens ) also have a form of XO determination, in which both genders lack a second sex chromosome. Source: Internet

Human chromosomes Chromosomes in humans can be divided into two types: autosomes (body chromosome(s)) and allosome ( sex chromosome (s)). Source: Internet

Once in every 500 male births, for example, the sex chromosome complement is XXY rather than XY, thus erring in the direction of femaleness. Source: Internet

The 0 denotes the absence of a second sex chromosome. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sex character sex characteristic sex chromatin sex chromosomes sex club sex comb