XYY

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XYY - (genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male who has two Y chromosomes

sex chromosome - (genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual; "mammals normally have two sex chromosomes"

genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

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genetic science genetics sex chromosome			Norval, the former boss of Glasgow's infamous XYY Gang, was shocked last week when gangland attackers pistolwhipped the fiancee of a man they had just shot on his doorstep. In my time gangsters went at it toe to toe ..now they don't care who ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) The study sheds new light on the protein Pds5, its crucial regulatory role during meiosis, and the impact of its absence on the molecular-level genesis of human chromosomal birth defects that include Down, Edwards, Patau, Turner, Klinefelter's and XYY syndromes. Chromosomal birth defects linked to absence of a gene by Asian News International He cut his teeth as a detective snaring the brutal XYY armed robbery gang headed by Walter Norval in the 1970s. NO ONE knows more about Scotland's criminal; THE ENFORCER by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)			xylopyrography Xyloquinone Xylorcin xylorimba xylose xylosma Xylosma congestum Xylostein Xylotile Xylotomist xylotomous xylotomy Xylotrya xylyl Xylylene Xyphophorus Xyphophorus helleri Xyridaceae Xyridaceous Xyridales Xyris Xyris operculata xyst Xystarch xyster XYY XYZ Y Y chromosome Y connection Y current Y level Y moth y'all Y- y-axis Y-chromosome Y-fronts Y-level Y-linked gene Y-scale Y-shaped y. Y2K Y2K bug Y2K compliant YA yabba yabber yabby Yablonovy Mountains			XYO Xyphoid Xyphoid Xyphoid process Xyphoid process Xyphophorus Xyphophorus helleri Xypoint Location Platform XYQ XYrDev Xyridaceae Xyridaceae Xyridaceous Xyridales Xyridales Xyris Xyris operculata xysma Xyst Xyst Xystarch xyster xyster Xystum Xystum Xythos Enterprise Document Manager Xyvision Parlance Publisher Xyvision Production Publisher XyWrite XyWrite for Windows XYY XYY Chromosomal Abnormality Defense XYY hypothesis XYY Karyotype XYY syndrome XYY syndrome XYY syndrome XYZ XYZ Xyz (disambiguation) XYZ Affair XYZ Affair XYZ affaire XYZ affaire XYZ Affairs XYZ Affairs XYZ Crisis XYZ Crisis XYZ leads XYZ leads XYZ leads XYZ leads XYZ leads XYZ matrix Xyzal XYZPDQ Xyzzy XZ XZA Xzar XZB

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