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sex chromosome , sex chromosome A chromosome whose presence or absence is linked with the sex of the bearer, and that plays a role in sex determination. It is present… Heterogametic Sex , heterogametic sex The sex that has sex chromosomes that differ in morphology (e.g. XY), and that therefore produces two different kinds of gametes wi… Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome , Androgen insensitivity syndrome
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Androgen insensitivity syndrome is a genetic condition where affected people have male chromosomes and mal… Homogametic Sex , Skip to main content
homogametic sex Sex Reversal , sex reversal Change in functioning such that a member of one sex behaves as a member of the other. Some organisms (e.g. certain molluscs) make this c… dosage compensation , dosage compensation A genetic process that compensates for genes which exist in two doses in the homozygous dominants, so that the heterozygotes prod…
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