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English noun: sex chromosome

1. sex chromosome (body) (genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual


SamplesMammals normally have two sex chromosomes.


Broader (hypernym)chromosome


Narrower (hyponym)X chromosome, XX, XXX, XXY, XY, XYY, Y chromosome


Domain categorygenetic science, genetics









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