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sex chromosome vs Y chromosome

Y chromosome vs sex chromosome

sex chromosome and Y chromosome both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sex chromosome Yes No No No
Y chromosome Yes No No No
As nouns, Y chromosome is a hyponym of sex chromosome; that is, Y chromosome is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sex chromosome:
  • sex chromosome: (genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual
  • Y chromosome: the sex chromosome that is carried by men
Other hyponyms of sex chromosome include X chromosome, XX, XXX, XXY, XY, XYY.
sex chromosome (noun) Y chromosome (noun)
(genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual the sex chromosome that is carried by men
Difference between sex chromosome and Y chromosome

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