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Homogametic

Homogametic sex

(Science: genetics) The gender which has two copies of the same sex Chromosome. For example: in humans, the female is homogametic because she is XX (has two copies of the X chromosome). In birds, the male is homogametic because he is ZZ (has two copies of the Z chromosome).

Compare: heterogametic sex.


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To clarify some of the terminology: female humans are referred to as homogametic - they have only one type of sex chromosome, the X. Males are heterogametic, having two different types of sex chromosomes, the X and the Y. In birds and some other animals, females ...

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