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X Chromosome

Medical Definition: The female sex chromosome, being the differential sex chromosome carried by half the male gametes and all female gametes in human and other male-heterogametic species.
Guide Notes: abnom: coord M with SEX CHROMOSOME ABBERATIONS (IM) or specific dis (IM) + SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS (NIM); X-linked disease = GENETIC DISEASES, X-LINKED or specifics; X-CHROMOSOME, HUMAN is also available
Also Called: X-Bearing Sperm
Previously Indexed: Chromosomes (1966-1967),Karyotyping (1967),Sex Chromosomes (1968-1977)

X Chromosome Medical Definitions and Terms

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