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SRY gene
noun
, Genetics.
- a sex-determining gene on the Y chromosome in mammals that determines maleness and is essential for development of the testes.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of SRY gene1
First recorded in 1990–95; abbreviation of s(ex-determining) r(egion) Y
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