| NOUN | body | sex chromosome | (genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual |
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| Meaning | (genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual. | |
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| Example | "mammals normally have two sex chromosomes" | |
| Category | genetics, genetic science | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| Narrower | XX | (genetics) normal complement of sex chromosomes in a female |
| XXX | (genetics) abnormal complement of three X chromosomes in a female | |
| XXY | (genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male resulting in Klinefelter's syndrome | |
| XY | (genetics) normal complement of sex hormones in a male | |
| XYY | (genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male who has two Y chromosomes | |
| X chromosome | The sex chromosome that is present in both sexes | |
| Y chromosome | The sex chromosome that is carried by men | |
| Broader | chromosome | A threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order |
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