SEX CHROMOSOME


Meaning of SEX CHROMOSOME in English

Function: noun

Date: 1906

: a chromosome that is inherited differently in the two sexes, that is concerned directly with the inheritance of sex, and that is the seat of factors governing the inheritance of various sex-linked and sex-limited characters ― compare X CHROMOSOME , Y CHROMOSOME

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