AmiGO 2: Term Details for "Y chromosome" (GO:0000806)

Accession: GO:0000806
Name: Y chromosome
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: None
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: The sex chromosome present in males of species in which the male is the heterogametic sex; generally, the sex chromosome that pairs with the X chromosome in the heterogametic sex. The Y chromosome is absent from the cells of females and present in one copy in the somatic cells of males. Source: ISBN:0582227089, Wikipedia:XY_sex-determination_system, PMID:20622855, GOC:mah, GOC:mr
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0000806 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to Y chromosome (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to Y chromosome (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for Y chromosome (excluding "regulates").

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subject	relation	object
Y chromosome	is_a	sex chromosome (GO:0000803)

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