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y-linked gene

 

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Noun y-linked gene has 1 sense
  1. Y-linked gene, holandric gene - a gene located on a Y chromosome
    --1 is a kind of gene, cistron, factor

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y linked gene

Definition: A gene located on the Y chromosome, which is one of the two sex chromosomes that determine the male sex in humans and other mammals.

Example sentences:

  1. The SRY gene is a well-known y linked gene that triggers the development of male characteristics.
  2. Due to its inheritance pattern, a y linked gene is present in all male offspring of an affected male.
  3. Scientists have discovered several y linked genes that play a role in fertility and spermatogenesis.

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