Look up: Sex-Chromosomes

1. sex chromosomes
   Type: Term Definitions: 1. the pair of chromosomes responsible for sex determination. In humans and most animals, the sex chromosomes are designated X and Y; females have two X chromosomes, males have one X and one Y chromosome In certain birds, insects, and fish the sex chromosomes are designated Z...
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2. sex chromosomes
   (Variation and inheritance) the pair of chromosomes that determine sex. Females have XX chromosomes and males have XY.
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3. Sex chromosomes
   the X and Y chromosomes that determine a person's gender; women normally have two X chromosomes and men normally have one X and one Y
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4. sex chromosomes
   The homologous chromosomes that are dissimilar in the heterogametic sex. There are the x chromosome, the y chromosome, and the w, z chromosomes (in animals in which the female is the heterogametic sex (the silkworm moth bombyx mori, for example). In such cases the w chromosome is the female-determining and the male is zz. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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5. sex chromosomes
   the chromosomes responsible for determination of the sex of the individual that develops from a zygote; in mammals they are an unequal pair, the X and Y chromosomes.
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6. sex chromosomes
   The X and Y chromosomes in human beings that determine the sex of an individual. Females have two X chromosomes in diploid cells; males have an X and a Y chromosome. The sex chromosomes comprise the 23rd chromosome pair in a karyotype. Compare autosome.
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7. sex chromosomes
   The X and Y chromosomes; the unequal pairs of chromosomes involved in sex determination (which is based on the presence or absence of a Y chromosome). Females lack a Y chromosome and normally have the genotype XX; males have a Y chromosome and normally have the genotype XY.
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8. sex chromosomes
   The X and Y chromosomes; the unequal pairs of chromosomes involved in sex determination (which is based on the presence or absence of a Y chromosome). Females lack a Y chromosome and normally have the genotype XX; males have a Y chromosome and normally have the genotype XY.
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9. Sex-Chromosomes
   The chromosomes that determine whether an animal will be male or female are known as the Sex Chromosomes or the X and Y Chromosomes. Females have a XX Genotype, while males have a XY Genotype. The female X chromosome contains more genetic material than the male Y chromosome, unlike the other chromos...
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