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Y Chromosome MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Y Chromosome
Tree Number(s)
A11.284.187.865.983
G05.360.162.865.983
Unique ID
D014998
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014998
Annotation
abnormalities; coordinate IM with SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS (IM) or specific disease (IM) + SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS (NIM); Y CHROMOSOME, HUMAN is also available
Scope Note
The male sex chromosome, being the differential sex chromosome carried by half the male gametes and none of the female gametes in humans and in some other male-heterogametic species in which the homologue of the X chromosome has been retained.
NLM Classification #
QU 470
Previous Indexing
Chromosomes (1966-1967)
Karyotyping (1967)
Sex Chromosomes (1968-1977)
Public MeSH Note
84; was see under SEX CHROMOSOMES 1968-83
Online Note
search SEX CHROMOSOMES 1968-77
History Note
84(78); was see under SEX CHROMOSOMES 1968-83
Date Established
1984/01/01
Date of Entry
1977/04/29
Revision Date
2008/07/08
Y Chromosome Preferred
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