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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A gene for maleness found on the Y chromosome. It has a key role in development of the testes and determination of sex.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[s(ex-determining) r(egion) Y.]
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