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Y-LINKED GENE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Y-linked gene mean?
• Y-LINKED GENE (noun)
The noun Y-LINKED GENE has 1 sense:
1. a gene located on a Y chromosome
Familiarity information: Y-LINKED GENE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gene located on a Y chromosome
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
holandric gene; Y-linked gene
Hypernyms ("Y-linked gene" is a kind of...):
cistron; factor; gene ((genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity)
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