“mammals normally have two sex chromosomes”
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X chromosome
the sex chromosome that is present in both sexes: singly in males and doubly in females
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XX
(genetics) normal complement of sex chromosomes in a female
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XXX
(genetics) abnormal complement of three X chromosomes in a female
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XXY
(genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male resulting in Klinefelter's syndrome
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XY
(genetics) normal complement of sex hormones in a male
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XYY
(genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male who has two Y chromosomes
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Y chromosome
the sex chromosome that is carried by men
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chromosome
a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
