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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Women have two X chromosomes, while men have just one.
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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
While females have two X chromosomes, males have an X and Y chromosomes.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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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
While females have two X chromosomes, males have an X and Y chromosomes.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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“X chromosome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/X%20chromosome. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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