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Y chromosome


Y chromosome

noun

Definition of Y CHROMOSOME

: a sex chromosome that is characteristic of male cells in species in which the male typically has two unlike sex chromosomes — compare x chromosome
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First Known Use of Y CHROMOSOME

1911

Rhymes with Y CHROMOSOME

China Syndrome, detention home, Gulf War syndrome, Mercurochrome, X chromosome

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