Meaning of X CHROMOSOME
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[n] the sex chromosome that is present in both sexes: singly in males and doubly in females; "human females normally have two X chromosomes" |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A sex chromosome found in humans, fruit flies, and certain other animals where the male is the heterogametic sex. In the XY set of sex chromosomes, the female has two X chromosomes and the male has only one (and usually also a Y chromosome). In plants which use the XY system, this chromosome is female-determining. |
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- One of the two sex chromosomes, X and Y.
- the larger of the two sex chromosomes. Normal females possess two X chromosomes; normal males possess one X and one Y chromosome.
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