Female Sex Chromosome

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
XX
Pronunciation
/ˈfiˌmeɪl sɛks ˈkroʊməˌzoʊm/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. The sex of birds is determined by chromosomes ZZ in the male or ZW in the female in the nature, so the sex chromosome of spermatozoa is Z and that of ovum is Z or W.

Other meanings of XX