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Category:GO:0000804 ! W chromosome
id: GO:0000804
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name: W chromosome
namespace: cellular_component
def: "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." [GOC:mah, GOC:mr, ISBN:0321000382, PMID:20622855]
xref: Wikipedia:ZW_sex-determination_system
is_a: GO:0000803 ! sex chromosome
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<GOterm>GO:0000804</GOterm>
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