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X chromosome
noun[ C ]
(alsoX-chromosome)uk /ˈeks ˌkrəʊ.mə.səʊm/ us /ˈeks ˌkroʊ.mə.soʊm/
a sex chromosome (= a structure containing chemical patterns) that usually exists as a pair in the cells of women and many female animals and with a Y-chromosome in the cells of men and many male animals: X染色体
The genes that cause red-green colour blindness are located on the X chromosome.
Compare
Y chromosome
If both the ovum and the sperm hold X chromosomes, the fertilized cell will grow into a female child.
The syndrome is characterized by an abnormality in the X chromosome.
Women inherit two copies of the X chromosome, but in each cell only one copy of the chromosome is activated.
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