chromosome Y

Traductions

• anglais

  Auteur : Conseil de recherches médicales du Canada, 1986

  Définition

  In organisms with male heterogamy and diploid sex differentiation, the sex chromosome limited to one sex (the heterogametic, male sex) and which pairs with the X-chromosome (sex linkage).

  Note :

  In organisms with haploid sex differentiation ("haplogenotypic sex determination"), the sex chromosome of the male sex. In "multiple sex chromosome systems" the Y-chromosome may be represented more than once (e.g., XX_n, X_n Y_n) in the chromosome complement.

  Terme :

  1. Y chromosome