| 释义 |
Y chromosomeY chro‧mo‧some /ˈwaɪ ˌkrəʊməsəʊm $ -ˌkroʊməsoʊm/ noun [countable]   - Consequently, a Cain gene on an X chromosome can safety kill the Y chromosome and not risk suicide.
- In man, for instance, the genes that control gender are on the Y chromosome.
- The fetus becomes male only when it both has a Y chromosome and is acted upon by androgenic hormones.
► Microbes/Genetics/Biochembacillus, nounbacteria, nounbacteriology, nounchromosome, nounclone, nounclone, verbcross, verbcrossbreed, verbcrossbreed, nouncross-fertilize, verbculture, nouncytology, nounDNA, noundominant, adjectivedouble helix, nounfraternal twin, noungamete, noungene, noungenetic, adjectivegenetically modified, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic modification, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenotype, noungerm, nounGM, adjectivehereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhybrid, nounidentical twin, nounincubate, verbinheritance, nouninsecticide, nounmicrobe, nounMRSA, nounmutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnucleic acid, nounparthenogenesis, nounpasteurized, adjectivepathogen, nounpesticide, nounplasma, nounprotozoan, nounptomaine, nounrecessive, adjectiveRNA, nounsalmonella, nounsuperbug, nountoxin, nountransgenic, adjectivevirus, nounweedkiller, nounX chromosome, nounY chromosome, nounzygote, noun the part of a gene that makes someone a male instead of a female → X chromosome |