Men have an X and Y chromosome; women, two Xs.
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Chromosome
/ˈkɹoʊməˌsoʊm/
Synonyms for "chromosome" (63 found)
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accessory chromosomealleleallelomorphallosomealtmann theoryautosomebirthcentromerecharacterchromatidchromatinchromosome complementchromosome number
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de vries theorydeterminantdeterminerdiathesisdiploid numberdnaendowmenteuchromosomeeugenicsfactorgaltonian theorygenegene-stringgenesiologygenetic codegeneticsgenome
Noun(2 words)
dna protein complexgenetic carrier
Related words (31)
haploid numberhereditabilityheredityheritabilityheritageheterochromosomehomologous chromosomesidiochromosomeinborn capacityinheritabilityinheritancematroclinymendelianismmendelismmonosomepatroclinypharmacogeneticspolyploidyrecessive characterreplication
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rnasex chromosomeunivalent chromosomeverworn theoryw chromosomeweismann theoryweismannismwiesner theoryx chromosomey chromosomez chromosome
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6 entriesautosomechromosomal condensationchromosome numberchromosome segregationkaryotype analysissex chromosome
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Your chromosome can undoubtedly show what kind of human you are!
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I know I'm a man because I've got a penis and I have a male chromosome pair.
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If you have a male chromosome pair, you're a man.
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