Sex-chromosome Synonyms

Either of a pair of chromosomes, usually called X and Y, that in combination determine the sex of an individual in many animals and in some plants. In mammals, XX results in a female and XY in a male, while the opposite is true in birds (where the designations ZW for female and ZZ for male are often used). Sex chromosomes carry the genes that control the development of reproductive organs and secondary sex characteristics. In some organisms, sex is determined by environmental influences.
Synonyms:
  1. x-chromosome
  2. y-chromosome
  3. heterochromosome
  4. idiochromosome
  5. sex chromatid
  6. sex chromatin

Sex-chromosome Sentence Examples

  • Analysis of the " X " chromosome - the female sex chromosome - has revealed that women are genetically more complicated than men.

  • Parents were almost always not prepared for the possibility of a sex chromosome anomaly and reacted with confusion.

  • The color gene is also tied into the sex chromosome.

  • If a mother is a carrier for an X-linked recessive form of EDS, she may have affected or unaffected sons, or carrier or unaffected daughters, depending on the second sex chromosome inherited from the father.

  • However, it is estimated that 3 to 8 percent of girls with a single X chromosome and 12 to 21 percent of females with sex chromosome mosaicism may have normal pubertal development and spontaneous menstrual periods.

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