W chromosome
id: GO:0000804
name: W chromosome
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The sex chromosome present in females of species in which the female is the heterogametic sex; generally, the sex chromosome that pairs with the Z chromosome in the heterogametic sex. The W chromosome is absent from the cells of males and present in one copy in the somatic cells of females.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0000803 | sex chromosome |