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Y CHROMOSOME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Y chromosome mean? 

Y CHROMOSOME (noun)
  The noun Y CHROMOSOME has 1 sense:

1. the sex chromosome that is carried by menplay

  Familiarity information: Y CHROMOSOME used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


Y CHROMOSOME (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The sex chromosome that is carried by men

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Context example:

human males normally have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome

Hypernyms ("Y chromosome" is a kind of...):

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


 Context examples 


The strain carries a Y chromosome of Asian Mus musculus origin and a LINE-1 element from Mus spretus, suggesting that up to 6.5% of the genome is Mus spretus in origin.

(C57BL/6 Mouse, NCI Thesaurus)

The C57BL/10 strain carries a Y chromosome of Asian Mus musculus origin and a LINE-1 element from Mus spretus, suggesting that up to 6.5% of the genome is Mus spretus in origin.

(C57BL/10 Mouse, NCI Thesaurus)

Derived by Little (1921) from A Lathrop stocks and separated out before 1937, the C57BL/6 mouse has a black coat and carries a Y chromosome of Asian Mus musculus origin and a LINE-1 element from Mus spretus.

(C57BL/6 Mouse, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Derived by Little (1921) from A Lathrop stocks and separated out before 1937, the C57BL/10 mouse has a black coat and carries a Y chromosome of Asian Mus musculus origin and a LINE-1 element from Mus spretus.

(C57BL/10 Mouse, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)



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