1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="n4rusO2VLN"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/y-chromosome/">Y chromosome</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/y-chromosome/embed/#?secret=n4rusO2VLN" width="600" height="338" title="“Y chromosome” — Glossary" data-secret="n4rusO2VLN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> A sex chromosome that is characteristic of male zygotes (and cells) in species in which the male typically has two unlike sex chromosomes.A sex-determining chromosome present in one-half of a male’s sperm. The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm having a result in a male (XY chromosome).A chromosome that determines sex, it is carried by males and is shorter than an X chromosome.Sex chromosome that in humans is present only in males, appearing singly (along with a single X chromosome). It is carried by one half of male gametes (sperm) and none of the female gametes (ova). It is smaller than the X chromosome and is not associated with many known sex-linked disorders.A gene in sperm, which when present in a fertilized egg determines male sex characteristics and therefore a male child.The male sex chromosome, which, along with the female X chromosome, determines sex in humans and most animals. Everyone has two sex chromosomes—either an X and a Y or two X chromosomes. Having an X and a Y chromosome makes a person male; having two X chromosomes makes a person female.A sex chromosome that is present in men but not in women; it is believed to carry the genes for maleness.The Y chromosome is a sex chromosome that is present in every typical male body cell, forming a pair with the X chromosome. Males inherit the Y chromosome from their fathers. While every egg from the mother carries an X chromosome, each sperm from the father can carry either a single X or a single Y chromosome. When fertilization, the merging of an egg and a sperm cell, takes place, a combination of two X chromosomes results in the birth of a female offspring, while a combination of an X and a Y chromosome leads to the birth of a male offspring.In contrast to the X chromosome, the Y chromosome contains a relatively small amount of genetic material. Its primary role is to trigger the development of the testes in the male embryo. While Y chromosome abnormalities are not associated with significant diseases, a Y-linked gene is believed to influence traits like hairy ears.