sex chromosome
noun
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Sense 1 noun
(genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual
mammals normally have two sex chromosomes
Types & categories
- chromosome hypernym
- X chromosome hyponym
- XX hyponym
- XXX hyponym
- XXY hyponym
- XY hyponym
- XYY hyponym
- Y chromosome hyponym
Related & opposite
- genetics domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | genetics |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | chromosome |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | X chromosome |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | XX |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | XXX |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | XXY |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | XY |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | XYY |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Y chromosome |