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X chromosome Moderate

X chromosome has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

the sex chromosome that is present in both sexes: singly in males and doubly in females

"human females normally have two X chromosomes"

2

A mammalian sex chromosome. Cells of females have a pair of X chromosomes while cells of males have an X and a Y.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
sex chromosome
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