X chromosome

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
כרומוזום X
Name (Latin)
X chromosome
Name (Arabic)
الكروموسوم X
Other forms of name
Chromosome X
See Also From tracing topical name
Sex chromosomes
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q61333
Library of congress: sh 85148724

Wikipedia description:

The X chromosome is one of the two sex chromosomes in many organisms, including mammals, and is found in both males and females. It is a part of the XY sex-determination system and XO sex-determination system. The X chromosome was named for its unique properties by early researchers, which resulted in the naming of its counterpart Y chromosome, for the next letter in the alphabet, following its subsequent discovery.

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