X chromosome
noun
: a sex chromosome that usually occurs paired in each female cell and single in each male cell in species in which the male typically has two unlike sex chromosomes compare y chromosome
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A simple difference in the genetic code – two X chromosomes versus one X chromosome and one Y chromosome – can lead to major differences in heart disease.
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Amy Huebschmann, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Women have two X chromosomes, while men have just one.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
In their view, men and boys have one X chromosome in their cells and one Y, which carries only a paltry set of genes.
—Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
If a sperm cell carrying an X chromosome fertilizes the ovum, the fetus will be genetically female.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
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Amy Huebschmann, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Women have two X chromosomes, while men have just one.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
In their view, men and boys have one X chromosome in their cells and one Y, which carries only a paltry set of genes.
—Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
If a sperm cell carrying an X chromosome fertilizes the ovum, the fetus will be genetically female.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
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“X chromosome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/X%20chromosome. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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