X chromosome

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noun Genetics.

a sex chromosome of humans and most mammals that determines femaleness when paired with another X chromosome and that occurs singly in males.

Compare Y chromosome.

Origin of X chromosome

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby X chromosome

xat, Xaverian Brother, Xavier, x-axis, xc, X chromosome, xcl, xd, Xda, x-disease, Xe

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British Dictionary definitions for X chromosome

X-chromosome

noun

the sex chromosome that occurs in pairs in the diploid cells of the females of many animals, including humans, and as one of a pair with the Y-chromosome in those of malesCompare Y-chromosome

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Medical definitions for X chromosome

X-chromosome

n.

The sex chromosome associated with female characteristics, occurring paired in the female and singly in the male sex-chromosome pair.

Scientific definitions for X chromosome

X-chromosome

[ ĕks′krō′mə-sōm′ ]

The sex chromosome that in female mammals is paired with another X-chromosome and in males is paired with a Y-chromosome. Very few genes on the X-chromosome have counterparts on the Y-chromosome, and since males have only one X-chromosome, any gene present on it (even if the gene is recessive in females) is expressed in males. In females, one of the two X-chromosomes in each cell is deactivated. See more at sex chromosome. See note at sex.

单词	x chromosome
释义	X chromosome SEE SYNONYMS FOR X chromosome ON THESAURUS.COM noun Genetics. a sex chromosome of humans and most mammals that determines femaleness when paired with another X chromosome and that occurs singly in males. Compare Y chromosome. Origin of X chromosome First recorded in 1910–15 Words nearby X chromosome xat, Xaverian Brother, Xavier, x-axis, xc, X chromosome, xcl, xd, Xda, x-disease, Xe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for X chromosome X-chromosome noun the sex chromosome that occurs in pairs in the diploid cells of the females of many animals, including humans, and as one of a pair with the Y-chromosome in those of malesCompare Y-chromosome Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for X chromosome X-chromosome n. The sex chromosome associated with female characteristics, occurring paired in the female and singly in the male sex-chromosome pair. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for X chromosome X-chromosome [ ĕks′krō′mə-sōm′ ] The sex chromosome that in female mammals is paired with another X-chromosome and in males is paired with a Y-chromosome. Very few genes on the X-chromosome have counterparts on the Y-chromosome, and since males have only one X-chromosome, any gene present on it (even if the gene is recessive in females) is expressed in males. In females, one of the two X-chromosomes in each cell is deactivated. See more at sex chromosome. See note at sex. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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