English noun: sex chromosome | |||
| 1. | sex chromosome (body) (genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual | ||
| Samples | Mammals normally have two sex chromosomes. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chromosome | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | X chromosome, XX, XXX, XXY, XY, XYY, Y chromosome | ||
| Domain category | genetic science, genetics | ||