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XYY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does XYY mean?
• XYY (noun)
The noun XYY has 1 sense:
1. (genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male who has two Y chromosomes
Familiarity information: XYY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male who has two Y chromosomes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("XYY" is a kind of...):
sex chromosome ((genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual)
Domain category:
genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)
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