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sex chro·mo·some
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Princeton's WordNet
sex chromosomenoun
(genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual
"mammals normally have two sex chromosomes"
Wiktionary
sex chromosomenoun
either of a pair of chromosomes (in most animals and plants) whose combination determines the sexual characteristics of an individual.
Wikipedia
Sex chromosome
A sex chromosome (also referred to as an allosome, heterotypical chromosome, gonosome, heterochromosome, or idiochromosome) is a chromosome that differs from an ordinary autosome in form, size, and behavior. The human sex chromosomes, a typical pair of mammal allosomes, determine the sex of an individual created in sexual reproduction. Autosomes differ from allosomes because autosomes appear in pairs whose members have the same form but differ from other pairs in a diploid cell, whereas members of an allosome pair may differ from one another and thereby determine sex. Nettie Stevens and Edmund Beecher Wilson both independently discovered sex chromosomes in 1905. However, Stevens is credited for discovering them earlier than Wilson.
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sex chromosome
A sex chromosome is a type of chromosome responsible for determining the sex of an organism. In many animals and humans, there are two types: X and Y, with XX usually determining female and XY determining male. These chromosomes carry specific genes that control the development of sexual characteristics.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sex chromosome in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sex chromosome in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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