sex chromosome
English Thesaurus
1. (genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | chromosome, |
| definition | : | a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | x chromosome, |
| definition | : | the sex chromosome that is present in both sexes: singly in males and doubly in females (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | xx, |
| definition | : | (genetics) normal complement of sex chromosomes in a female (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | xxx, |
| definition | : | (genetics) abnormal complement of three X chromosomes in a female (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | xxy, |
| definition | : | (genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male resulting in Klinefelter's syndrome (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | xy, |
| definition | : | (genetics) normal complement of sex hormones in a male (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | xyy, |
| definition | : | (genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male who has two Y chromosomes (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | y chromosome, |
| definition | : | the sex chromosome that is carried by men (noun.body) |
| domain category | : | genetic science, genetics, |
| definition | : | the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms (noun.cognition) |
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