English Explanatory Dictionary

sex chromosome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Either of a pair of chromosomes (in most animals and plants) whose combination determines the sexual characteristics of an individual.

Word forms

sex chromosome sex chromosomes

Antonyms

autosome

Related words

X-chromosome Y-chromosome gamete

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