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X chromosome
noun
: a type of chromosome that is found in pairs in the cells of female mammals and is found with the Y chromosome in the cells of male mammals
Full Definition of X CHROMOSOME
: 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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First Known Use of X CHROMOSOME
1911
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X chromosome
noun
Medical Definition of X CHROMOSOME
: 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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