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Related Terms:
sexual
x linked gene
x chromosome
gametologue
gamete
heterosome
pair
idiochromosome
barr body
turner syndrome
supersex
animal
autosome
individual
xyy syndrome
allosome
y chromosome
plant
heterochromosome
combination
characteristic
x linked trait
Definitions:
Noun
sex chromosome
Definition: (genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual; "mammals normally have two sex chromosomes"
Definition: either of a pair of chromosomes (in most animals and plants) whose combination determines the sexual characteristics of an individual.