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sex chromosome

noun

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

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mammals normally have two sex chromosomes

• Topics: ↑genetics, ↑genetic science

• Hypernyms: ↑chromosome

• Hyponyms:

↑X chromosome, ↑XX, ↑XXX, ↑XXY, ↑XY, ↑XYY, ↑Y chromosome

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ˈsex chromosome f14 [sex chromosome] noun (biology)

a ↑chromosome that decides the sex of an animal or a plant

see also ↑X chromosome, ↑Y chromosome

Useful english dictionary. 2012.