sex factor


nounGenetics.
  1. a sex-determining chromosome or gene.

  2. Also called F factor, fertility factor . a plasmid in certain bacteria that enables transfer of genetic material from a donor cell to a recipient by conjugation, resulting in recombination.

Origin of sex factor

1
First recorded in 1905–10

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