Y chromosome
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++Y chro·mo·some /ˈwaɪ ˌkrəʊməsəʊm $ -ˌkroʊməsoʊm/ noun [countable] HBMthe part of a gene that makes someone a male instead of a female Y染色体 → X chromosome
Examples from the Corpus
Y chromosome• The fetus becomes male only when it both has a Y chromosome and is acted upon by androgenic hormones.• Consequently, a Cain gene on an X chromosome can safety kill the Y chromosome and not risk suicide.• In man, for instance, the genes that control gender are on the Y chromosome.Y chro·mo·some nounChineseSyllable
someone a gene male of Corpus makes that a part the
Y chromosome
Y chro‧mo‧some /ˈwaɪ ˌkrəʊməsəʊm $ -ˌkroʊməsoʊm/
noun [countable]
the part of a gene that makes someone a male instead of a female ⇨ X chromosome
Y chro‧mo‧some /ˈwaɪ ˌkrəʊməsəʊm $ -ˌkroʊməsoʊm/
noun [countable]the part of a gene that makes someone a male instead of a female ⇨ X chromosome