X chromosome
X chromosome noun - The sex chromosome that is present in both sexes: singly in males and doubly in females.
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Synonyms for X chromosome
Y chromosome and X chromosome are semantically related in chromosome determining sex of individual topic. In some cases you can use "Y chromosome" instead a noun phrase "X chromosome".
Y chromosome
Y chromosome noun - The sex chromosome that is carried by men.
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Synonyms for Y chromosome
X chromosome and Y chromosome are semantically related in chromosome determining sex of individual topic. You can use "X chromosome" instead a noun phrase "Y chromosome".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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This "Y chromosome" looks like a Y: It is really an X chromosome with one leg missing.
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X-23, is an engineered clone of Wolverine, created by duplicating Logan's X chromosome due to damage to the Y chromosome in the sample recovered from Weapon X.
Source: Artificial Human - A person with a YO set-up (ie one Y chromosome) cannot exist because the X chromosome is essential.
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