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Descriptor English: X Chromosome
Descriptor Spanish: Cromosoma X
Descriptor cromosoma X
Scope note: Cromosoma sexual femenino, que determina la diferencia sexual y lo portan la mitad de los gametos masculinos y todos los gametos femeninos en los seres humanos y en otras especies con machos heterogaméticos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cromossomo X
Descriptor French: Chromosome X
Entry term(s): Chromosome, X
Chromosomes, X
X Chromosomes
Tree number(s): A11.284.187.865.982
G05.360.162.865.982
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014960
Scope note: The female sex chromosome, being the differential sex chromosome carried by half the male gametes and all female gametes in human and other male-heterogametic species.
Annotation: abnormalities: coordinate IM with SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS (IM) or specific diseases (IM) + SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS (NIM); X-lined disease = GENETIC DISEASES, X-LINKED or specifics; X CHROMOSOME, HUMAN is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Chromosomes (1966-1967)
Karyotyping (1967)
Sex Chromosomes (1968-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 84; was see under SEX CHROMOSOMES 1968-83
Online Note: search SEX CHROMOSOMES 1968-77
History Note: 84(78); was see under SEX CHROMOSOMES 1968-83
DeCS ID: 15358
Unique ID: D014960
NLM Classification: QU 470
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1984/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/04/29
Revision Date: 2013/07/09
X Chromosome - Preferred
Concept UI M0023035
Scope note The female sex chromosome, being the differential sex chromosome carried by half the male gametes and all female gametes in human and other male-heterogametic species.
Preferred term X Chromosome
Entry term(s) Chromosome, X
Chromosomes, X
X Chromosomes



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