Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,777,037,271 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

X chromosome

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.01 sec.
X chromosome [′eks ′krō·mə‚sōm]
(genetics)
The sex chromosome occurring in double dose in the homogametic female sex and in single dose in the heterogametic male sex in mammals,Diosophila, and many other organisms.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
The research "confirms that there is a strong genetic basis for sexual orientation and that for some gay men, genes on the X chromosome are involved," study coauthor Sven Bocklandt, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles, told the HealthDay Reporter.
Recent evidence has shown that Turner syndrome has an estimated frequency of 1-2% among all clinically recognized pregnancies and that 70-80% of 46,XO patients retain the maternal X chromosome, because the paternal X chromosome is missing (23).
The X chromosome may to many people connote femaleness, since women have a pair of X chromosomes and men have an X and a Y.
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.