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Y Chromosome

Medical Definition: The male sex chromosome, being the differential sex chromosome carried by half the male gametes and none of the female gametes in humans and in some other male-heterogametic species in which the homologue of the X chromosome has been retained.
Guide Notes: abnorm; coord IM with SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS (IM) or specific dis (IM) + SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS (NIM); Y CHROMOSOME, HUMAN is also available
Also Called: Y-Bearing Sperm
Previously Indexed: Chromosomes (1966-1967),Karyotyping (1967),Sex Chromosomes (1968-1977)

Y Chromosome Medical Definitions and Terms

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