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XYY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does XYY mean? 

XYY (noun)
  The noun XYY has 1 sense:

1. (genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male who has two Y chromosomesplay

  Familiarity information: XYY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


XYY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male who has two Y chromosomes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("XYY" is a kind of...):

sex chromosome ((genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual)

Domain category:

genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)


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