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heterochromosome

(hĕt′ə-rō-krō′mə-sōm′)
n.
A sex chromosome.
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al·lo·some

(al'ō-sōm)
One of the chromosomes differing in appearance or behavior from the autosomes and sometimes unequally distributed among the germ cells.
Synonym(s): heterochromosome, heterotypical chromosome.
[allo- + G. sōma, body]
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