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  1. n. genetics A mammalian sex chromosome, occurring only in male cells. Cells of females have a pair of X chromosomes while cells of males have an X and a Y.

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  1. Named by Nettie Stevens in 1905 using the next letter in sequence following the naming by Hermann Henking in 1890 of the X chromosome. The brief resemblance in the appearance of the X and Y chromosomes to the letters "X" and "Y" respectively during cell division is entirely coincidental. (Wiktionary)

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  1. heterogametic
  1. SRY gene
  1. y-linked gene
  1. holandric
  1. holandric gene

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