sex chromosome

NOUN
  1. (genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual
    mammals normally have two sex chromosomes
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How To Use sex chromosome In A Sentence

  • Linkage groups are designated by roman numerals and X for the sex chromosome.
  • However, to understand the current structure of sex determination in Drosophila, it is necessary to consider its evolution from an ancestral state, prior to the evolution of heteromorphic sex chromosomes and dosage compensation.
  • The results are attributed to introgression with a higher rate for autosomes than for sex chromosomes.
  • The sex chromosomes, together with the homologous no.7 chromosomes of the West Japan and Kanto forms, are diagrammatically shown.
  • White campion is one of the few examples of plants with separate sexes and with X and Y sex chromosomes.
  • In some dioecious species, sex determination is controlled by genes on sex chromosomes.
  • In a population with variation on both sex chromosomes, one does not know which sex chromosome carries a specific allele in a heterozygote of the heterogametic sex.
  • The chromosomal complement of each cell is divided into the autosomes and the sex chromosomes.
  • Note that the bivalent sex chromosome remaining in the vicinity of the equator appears to be oriented to the poles.
  • humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes
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