X chromosome

基本解釋

Boys are born with one Y and one X chromosome in all their body’s cells, while girls have two X’s.
與生俱來的，男孩子們的體細(xì)胞中有一個(gè)Y染色體和一個(gè)X染色體；而女孩子有兩個(gè)X染色體。
Most interesting was what the scientists discovered about the X chromosome in humans and chimpanzees.
最有趣的要數(shù)科學(xué)家們?cè)谌祟惡秃谛尚蒟染色體上的發(fā)現(xiàn)。
This is because androgen receptors, a key hormone in the process of balding, are on the X chromosome.
這是因?yàn)樾坌匀旧w接收器，在禿頭過程中關(guān)鍵的荷爾蒙，位于X染色體上。

But boys have only one X chromosome, leaving them more vulnerable to defects like this.
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That meant the mutation was almost certainly on a gene on the X chromosome.
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An X chromosome is one of an identical pair of chromosomes found in a woman's cells, or one of a nonidentical pair found in a man's cells. X chromosomes are associated with female characteristics. Compare . X