"Y Chromosome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The male sex chromosome, being the differential sex chromosome carried by half the male gametes and none of the female gametes in humans and in some other male-heterogametic species in which the homologue of the X chromosome has been retained.
| Descriptor ID |
D014998
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.187.865.983 G05.360.162.865.983
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| Concept/Terms |
Y Chromosome- Y Chromosome
- Chromosome, Y
- Chromosomes, Y
- Y Chromosomes
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