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SRY gene

noun

, Genetics.
  1. 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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