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XY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(genetics) normal complement of sex hormones in a male
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("XY" is a kind of...):
sex chromosome ((genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual)
Domain category:
genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)