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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A gene for maleness found on the Y chromosome. It has a key role in development of the testes and determination of sex.

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[s(ex-determining) r(egion) Y.]

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