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X Chromosome

see synonyms of x chromosome

Noun

1. x chromosome

the sex chromosome that is present in both sexes: singly in males and doubly in females

Example Sentences:
'human females normally have two X chromosomes'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

X Chromosome

see synonyms of x chromosome
noun
the sex chromosome that occurs in pairs in the diploid cells of the females of many animals, including humans, and as one of a pair with the Y-chromosome in those of males
noun
the sex chromosome that occurs in pairs in the diploid cells of the females of many animals, including humans, and as one of a pair with the Y-chromosome in those of males
Compare Y-chromosome

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X Chromosome

see synonyms of x chromosome
Genetics
one of the sex chromosomes
see also sex chromosome

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

X Chromosome

see synonyms of x chromosome
n.
The sex chromosome associated with female characteristics in mammals, occurring paired in the female and single in the male.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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