"sex chromosome" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sex chromosomes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sex chromosome (plural sex chromosomes)
  1. (genetics) Either of a pair of chromosomes (in most animals and plants) whose combination determines the sexual characteristics of an individual. Categories (topical): Genetics Related terms: X-chromosome, Y-chromosome, gamete Translations (Translations): sukupuolikromosomi (Finnish), chromosome sexuel [masculine] (French)

Inflected forms

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