Medical Definition of W chromosome
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A sex chromosome found in all birds and certain other animals where the female is the heterogametic sex. The W chromosome causes the individual to become female in bird species. It is part of the WZ set of sex chromosomes, where the female has one W chromosome and one Z chromosome, and the male has two Z chromosomes.
(09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of W Chromosome
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