- W chromosome
- a sex chromosome of certain insects, birds, and fishes, in which the female is heterogametic (i.e., has a W and a Z chromosome) and the males are homogametic (having only Z chromosomes).
Medical dictionary. 2011.
W chromosome
Look at other dictionaries:
Chromosome 21 (human) — Chromosome 21 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. The trisomy of the 21st chromosome causes Down Syndrome. Chromosome 21 is the smallest human chromosome, 47 million nucleotides… … Wikipedia
Chromosome Y Humain — Le chromosome Y est l un des deux chromosomes sexuels humains (l autre chromosome sexuel est le chromosome X). Les chromosomes sexuels sont l une des 23 paires de chromosomes humains. Le chromosome Y s étend sur environ 50 millions de paires de… … Wikipédia en Français
Chromosome acrocentrique — Chromosome Description de la structure d’un chromosome. Le chromosome est l élement porteur de l information génétique. Les chromosomes contiennent les gènes et permettent leur distribution égale dans les deux cellules filles lors de la division… … Wikipédia en Français
Chromosome y humain — Le chromosome Y est l un des deux chromosomes sexuels humains (l autre chromosome sexuel est le chromosome X). Les chromosomes sexuels sont l une des 23 paires de chromosomes humains. Le chromosome Y s étend sur environ 50 millions de paires de… … Wikipédia en Français
Chromosome X Humain — Portail de la biologie Le chromosome X … Wikipédia en Français
Chromosome X humain — Portail de la biologie Le chromosome X … Wikipédia en Français
Chromosome x humain — Portail de la biologie Le chromosome X … Wikipédia en Français
Chromosome 2 (human) — Chromosome 2 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 2 is the second largest human chromosome, spanning more than 237 million base pairs [1] (the building material of DNA)… … Wikipedia
Chromosome 5 (human) — Chromosome 5 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 5 spans about 181 million base pairs (the building blocks of DNA) and represents almost 6% of the total DNA in cells.… … Wikipedia
Chromosome 13 (human) — Chromosome 13 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 13 spans about 114 million base pairs (the building material of DNA) and represents between 3.5 and 4 % of the… … Wikipedia
Chromosome 7 (human) — Chromosome 7 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 7 spans more than 158 million base pairs (the building material of DNA) and represents between 5 and 5.5 percent of the… … Wikipedia
