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accessory chromosome

noun

Definition of accessory chromosome

1 : a sex chromosome specifically : an X chromosome that is solitary and unpaired in one sex (as in certain insects)
2 : b chromosome

First Known Use of accessory chromosome

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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