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Y chromosomes

Y chromosomes is the plural of Y chromosome.

Meaning of Y chromosome

Noun

Y chromosome (plural Y chromosomes)

  1. 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.

Questions about Y chromosomes

What is Y chromosomes the plural of?
Y chromosomes is the plural of Y chromosome.

Words near Y chromosomes in the dictionary

  1. Y bone
  2. Y bones
  3. Y cable
  4. Y cables
  5. Y chromosome
  6. Y chromosomes
  7. Y current
  8. Y currents
  9. Y Felinheli
  10. Y Fenni
  11. Y level

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