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Y Chromosome  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

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.

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