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- noun Plural form of
X-chromosome .
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Examples
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Females have two X-chromosomes, whereas males have one X-chromosome and one Y-chromosome.
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The entrepreneur teams also seem woefully low on X-chromosomes.
Forbes.com: News Daily Muse 2011
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The entrepreneur teams also seem woefully low on X-chromosomes.
Forbes.com: News Daily Muse 2011
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He formulated the now classic study showing the first definitive proof that one of the two X-chromosomes in human females is inactivated during early development, a fundamental biological mechanism.
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Imbalances in X-linked gene dosage between the sexes are resolved by transcriptionally silencing one of two X-chromosomes in female cells of the early mammalian embryo.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Janice Ahn 2010
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X-chromosomes, but men only have one; to maintain parity in the regulation of expression of
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That means, of course, that all women are mosaic, with different X-chromosomes shut down in different cells.
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"As a result, males, who have one X-chromosome and one Y-chromosome, possess only one copy of this gene, while females, who have two X-chromosomes, carry two," Beaver said.
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If you ever imagined G. W.Bush (or even Rove or Cheney) with two X-chromosomes instead of an XY, well then vote for McBush and hope he resigns so Palin can take the Oval Office, and then all of your night-terrors shall become a reality.
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If you ever imagined G. W.Bush (or even Rove or Cheney) with two X-chromosomes instead of an XY, well then vote for McBush and hope he resigns so Palin can take the Oval Office, and then all of your night-terrors shall become a reality.
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