X chromosome
noun[C]
(alsoX-chromosome)uk/ˈeks ˌkrəʊ.mə.səʊm/us/ˈeks ˌkroʊ.mə.soʊm/asexchromosome(= astructurecontainingchemicalpatterns)that usuallyexistsas apairin thecellsof women and manyfemaleanimalsand with aY-chromosomein thecellsof men and manymaleanimals:
Thegenesthatcausered-greencolourblindnessarelocatedon the Xchromosome.
Compare
Y chromosome
- If both theovumand thespermholdXchromosomes, thefertilizedcellwillgrowinto afemalechild.
- Thesyndromeischaracterizedby anabnormalityin the Xchromosome.
- Womeninherittwocopiesof the Xchromosome, but in eachcellonly onecopyof thechromosomeisactivated.
Genetics
- adenine
- allele
- anaphase
- biohacker
- biohacking
- biotech
- gene amplification
- genotype
- heterozygote
- homologous
- homologue
- homozygote
- hybridization
- paternal
- ribosome
- rRNA
- segregate
- segregation
- sequence
- transgenic