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heterochromosome
het·er·o·chro·mo·some [ hèttərō krṓmə sm ] (plural het·er·o·chro·mo·somes)


noun 
Definition:
 
sex chromosome: a chromosome consisting mainly of heterochromatin, especially a sex chromosome
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