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X chromosome
noun Genetics.
a sex chromosome of humans and most mammals that determines femaleness when paired with another X chromosome and that occurs singly in males.
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X-chromosome
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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| X-chromosome | |
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| Compare Y-chromosome the sex chromosome that occurs in pairs in the diploid cells of the females of many animals, including humans, and as one of a pair with the Y-chromosome in those of males | |
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Medical Dictionary
X-chromosome n.
The sex chromosome associated with female characteristics, occurring paired in the female and singly in the male sex-chromosome pair.
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Science Dictionary
X-chromosome  (ěks'krō'mə-sōm') Pronunciation Key
The sex chromosome that in female mammals is paired with another X-chromosome and in males is paired with a Y-chromosome. Very few genes on the X-chromosome have counterparts on the Y-chromosome, and since males have only one X-chromosome, any gene present on it (even if the gene is recessive in females) is expressed in males. In females, one of the two X-chromosomes in each cell is deactivated. See more at sex chromosome. See note at sex. |
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