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HY antigen

[ eych-wahy ]

noun

, Immunology.
  1. an antigen encoded by a gene on the Y (male) chromosome, active in the development of male structures.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of HY antigen1

1975–80; H(uman) Y ( chromosome )

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