X chromosome

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[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• X-chromosome

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X chromosome (plural X chromosomes)

1. (genetics) A mammalian sex chromosome. Cells of females have a pair of X chromosomes while cells of males have an X and a Y.

[edit] See also

• X-linked trait
• Y chromosome