- Autosomal disease by Naomi Sutton
A disease caused by a gene located on a chromosome other than a sex chromosome (autosomal chromosome).Related: Genetic Testing.
- allosome by Elizabeth Hill
N. A chromosome that differs from an ordinary autosome in form, size, or behavior; a sex chromosome. Also called heterochromosome, heterotypical chromosome...
- gene probe by Annabelle Chambers
A device used in molecular biology for locating a particular gene on a chromosome. It involves pairing a short known segment of deoxyribonucleic acid or ribonucleic acid with a matching sequence of bases on a chromosome.
- X chromosome by Michael Diaz
A sex chromosome that in humans and many other animals is present in both sexes, appearing singly in the cells of normal males and in duplicate in the cells of normal females. The chromosome is present in all of the female gametes and in half of the male gametes, is much larger than the Y chromosome, and has many sex-linked genes associated with clinically significant disorders, such as hemophilia, Duchenne ...
- X chromosome by Esmeralda Benson
N. A sex chromosome that in humans and many other species is present in both male and female. The male somatic cell consists of one X chromosome and one Y chromosome; the female somatic cell carries two X chromosomes. All female gametes carry the X chromosome, whereas half of the male gametes possess the X chromosome and the other half the Y chromosome.