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Descriptor
English
:
Sex Chromosomes
Descriptor
Spanish
:
cromosomas sexuales
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Cromossomos Sexuais
Synonyms
English
:
Chromosome, Sex
Chromosomes, Sex
Gonosome
Gonosomes
Sex Chromosome
Tree Number:
A11.284.187.865
G05.360.162.865
Definition
English
:
The homologous
chromosomes
that are dissimilar in the heterogametic sex. There are the
X CHROMOSOME
, the
Y CHROMOSOME
, and the W, Z
chromosomes
(in
animals
in which the
female
is the heterogametic sex (the silkworm moth
Bombyx
mori, for example)). In such cases the W
chromosome
is the female-determining and the male is ZZ. (From King & Stansfield, A
Dictionary
of
Genetics
, 4th ed)
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Sex Chromosomes
/
abnormalities
use
Sex Chromosome Aberrations
History Note
English
:
68
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
13111
Unique Identifier:
D012730
Occurrence in VHL
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