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X chromosome

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X chromosome (plural X chromosomes)

(genetics) A mammalian sex chromosome. Cells of females have a pair of X chromosomes while cells of males have an X and a Y.

X-chromosome (plural X-chromosomes)

(genetics) Alternative spelling of X chromosome

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X-chromosome

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An example of facultative heterochromatin is X chromosome inactivation in female mammals: one X chromosome is packaged as facultative heterochromatin and silenced, while the other X chromosome is packaged as euchromatin and expressed. Source: Internet

Because one X chromosome is inactivated at random in each cell during a woman's development, it is possible for her to have four different cone types, as when a carrier of protanomaly has a child with a deuteranomalic man. Source: Internet

A mother who is a carrier has a 50% chance of passing the faulty X-chromosome to her daughter, while an affected father will always pass on the affected gene to his daughters. Source: Internet

Complete AIS main Partial AIS main Mild AIS main Genetics Location and structure of the human androgen receptor: Top, the AR gene is located on the proximal long arm of the X chromosome. Source: Internet

By determining the number of CGG repeats on the X chromosome, this method allows for more accurate assessment of risk for premutation carriers in terms of their own risk of fragile X associated syndromes, as well as their risk of having affected children. Source: Internet

Cause Turner syndrome is caused by the absence of one complete or partial copy of the X chromosome in some or all the cells. Source: Internet

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