Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sex chromosome

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: sex chro-mo-some
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of a pair of chromosomes (in most animals and plants) whose combination determines the sexual characteristics of an individual.

Inflected Forms

sex chromosomes (plural)

Phrases

X-chromosome Y-chromosome

Frequently Paired Words

X-chromosome Y-chromosome gamete

Antonyms

autosome

Questions

What does sex chromosome mean?: Either of a pair of chromosomes (in most animals and plants) whose combination determines the sexual characteristics of an individual.

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