X-chromosome
Sex-determining genetic unit
The X-chromosome is one of the two sex chromosomes in humans and many other organisms.
Females typically have two X-chromosomes, males one X and one Y.
The X-chromosome carries genes for traits beyond sex determination, which is why certain conditions like color blindness and hemophilia are more common in males—they lack a second X to compensate for defective genes.
Genetic clotting impairment
- colorblindnessImpaired hue discrimination
- TurnerOne operating a lathe
- recessiveMasked unless paired identically
- carrierOne that transports
Property received from ancestors
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- familyRelated people together
genealogy · offspring · descendants · maternal · carrier · dominant · recessive · transmission
Nuclear protein-wrapped genetic material
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- locusParticular position or place
- centromereChromosome's spindle attachment site
- telomereProtective chromosome terminus
alleles · mutation · recombination · karyotype · cytogenetics · genomic · homologous · linkage
hemophilia
Genetic clotting impairment
- colorblindnessImpaired hue discrimination
- TurnerOne operating a lathe
- recessiveMasked unless paired identically
inheritance
Property received from ancestors
family · genealogy · offspring · descendants · maternal · carrier · dominant · recessive · transmission · trait
chromatin
Nuclear protein-wrapped genetic material
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- locusParticular position or place
- centromereChromosome's spindle attachment site
telomere · alleles · mutation · recombination · karyotype · cytogenetics · genomic · homologous · linkage · polymorphism
female
Offspring-bearing sex