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sex chromosome

[seks kroh-muh-sohm] / ˈsɛks ˌkroʊ məˌsoʊm /


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Previous sex chromosome sequences for these species were incomplete or -- for the Bornean orangutan and siamang -- did not exist.

From Science Daily May 29, 2024

In a paper published last week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers report that female zebra longwings can see colors that males cannot, thanks to a gene on their sex chromosome.

From New York Times Aug. 18, 2023

“We’ve had cell lines from males and females before, but the fact that they’re coming from same person with just the same sex chromosome difference—it’s a big step.”

From Scientific American Dec. 21, 2022

Somatic cells have 46 chromosomes with one sex chromosome.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Selective fertilization with different kinds of sperm was impossible, since in these birds there is only one type of sperm—two of eggs—as to the sex chromosome.

From Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family by Knight, Melvin Moses



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