X chromosome
noun
: a sex chromosome that usually occurs paired in each female cell and single in each male cell in species in which the male typically has two unlike sex chromosomes compare y chromosome
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Someone with Klinefelter syndrome, for instance, may be assigned male at birth but has an extra copy of the X chromosome (XXY) rather than the typical XY.
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Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
Those with two X chromosomes and ovaries lived longest, followed by mice with two X chromosomes and testes.
—Mohana Ravindranath, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
So if a genetic error on the X chromosome disrupts production of important proteins in the body, male patients suffer the consequence.
—Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
Not to mention there are people born with just one X chromosome and some with multiple chromosomes XXY, XYY–and still lead healthy lives.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
Those with two X chromosomes and ovaries lived longest, followed by mice with two X chromosomes and testes.
—Mohana Ravindranath, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
So if a genetic error on the X chromosome disrupts production of important proteins in the body, male patients suffer the consequence.
—Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
Not to mention there are people born with just one X chromosome and some with multiple chromosomes XXY, XYY–and still lead healthy lives.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for X chromosome
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“X chromosome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/X%20chromosome. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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