y chromosome

/W AY1 K R OW1 M AH0 S OW0 M/
noun
  1. 1

    (genetics) A mammalian sex chromosome: in the XY sex-determination system, cells of females typically have a pair of X chromosomes, while cells of males typically have an X and a Y.

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