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sex chromosome

chromosome involved in sex determination
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sex chromosome
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sex chromosome

Summary

sex chromosome is a cellular component[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of cellular_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,348 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • sex chromosome's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3].
  • sex chromosome is a type of chromosome[4].
  • sex chromosome is a type of heterosome[5].
  • sex chromosome is part of genome[6].
  • sex chromosome's Commons category is recorded as Sex chromosomes[7].
  • sex chromosome is the opposite of autosome[8].
  • sex chromosome's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sex chromosomes[9].
  • sex chromosome's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • sex chromosome's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://biology.stackexchange.com/tags/sex-chromosome[11].
  • sex chromosome's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0000803[12].

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Definition and Type

sex chromosome's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3]. Recorded subclass of include chromosome[4] and heterosome[5]. It is the opposite of autosome[8].

Use and Application

sex chromosome is part of genome[6].

Why It Matters

sex chromosome ranks in the top 6% of cellular_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,348 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → sex-chromosomes
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534049805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
  2. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → chromosome, heterosome
    Instance of → cellular component
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 21593, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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