X-chromosome Definition

ĕkskrōmə-sōm
noun
One of the sex chromosomes.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of X-chromosome

Noun

Singular:
X-chromosome
Plural:
x-chromosomes

Origin of X-chromosome

  • Named by Hermann Henking in 1890 from x (signifying the unknown) due to some baffling properties he had observed. The brief resemblance in the appearance of the X chromosome to the letter "X" during cell division is entirely coincidental.

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X-chromosome Sentence Examples

  • The only true male calicos will typically have an extra X chromosome.

  • The researchers studied the gene for the androgen receptor, which is located on the X-chromosome.

  • In CMTX, the CMT-causing gene is located on the X chromosome and is called connexin 32 (Cx32).

  • A female child inherits two X chromosomes, while a male child inherits an X chromosome from one parent and a Y chromosome from the other.

  • In X-linked EDS, a specific gene on the X chromosome must be changed.

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