sex chromosome
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The team found some species with minor changes, mainly involving fusions of small autosomes5 and the sex chromosome.
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024
In a paper published last week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers report that female zebra longwings can see colors that males cannot, thanks to a gene on their sex chromosome.
From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2023
“We’ve had cell lines from males and females before, but the fact that they’re coming from same person with just the same sex chromosome difference—it’s a big step.”
From Scientific American • Dec. 21, 2022
Scientists can sort sperm by the weight of the sex chromosome, or cause embryos of one sex to die before birth.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 2, 2021
The recessive character in this case is linked to the female sex chromosome, or, as Bateson described it, the dominant character is repelled by the sex-factor.
From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.