Y chromosome

sex chromosome in the XY sex-determination system
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Y chromosome

Summary

Y chromosome is a cellular component[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of cellular_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (743 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Y chromosome's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3].
  • Y chromosome's subclass of is recorded as sex chromosome[4].
  • Y chromosome's part of is recorded as genome[5].
  • Y chromosome's Commons category is recorded as Y chromosomes[6].
  • Y chromosome's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D014998[7].
  • Y chromosome's has part is recorded as base pair[8].
  • Y chromosome's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01kqf1[9].
  • Y chromosome's MeSH tree code is recorded as A11.284.187.865.983[10].
  • Y chromosome's MeSH tree code is recorded as G05.360.162.865.983[11].
  • Y chromosome's Gene Ontology ID is recorded as GO:0000806[12].
  • Y chromosome's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0240462[13].
  • Y chromosome's Foundational Model of Anatomy ID is recorded as 84056[14].
  • Y chromosome's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Y-chromosome[15].
  • Y chromosome's has effect is recorded as Y-DNA haplogroup[16].
  • Y chromosome's has effect is recorded as sex[17].
  • Y chromosome's different from is recorded as X chromosome[18].
  • Y chromosome's different from is recorded as mitochondrial DNA[19].
  • Y chromosome's different from is recorded as human Y chromosome[20].
  • Y chromosome's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0000806[21].
  • Y chromosome's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0043381[22].
  • Y chromosome's WikiSkripta article ID is recorded as 1563[23].
  • Y chromosome's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as y-chromosome[24].
  • Y chromosome's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as y-kromosom_-_biologi[25].
  • Y chromosome's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Concept", "YChromosome::3bv83"][26].
  • Y chromosome's Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID is recorded as y-chromosom-genetik[27].

Why It Matters

Y chromosome ranks in the top 2% of cellular_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (743 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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