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Accession
GO:0000804
Name
W chromosome
Ontology
cellular_component
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Definition
The sex chromosome present in females of species in which the female is the heterogametic sex; generally, the sex chromosome that pairs with the Z chromosome in the heterogametic sex. The W chromosome is absent from the cells of males and present in one copy in the somatic cells of females. Source: ISBN:0321000382, PMID:20622855, GOC:mah, GOC:mr
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See term history for GO:0000804 at QuickGO
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W chromosome [is_a relation] is_a  sex chromosome (GO:0000803)

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