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    Glossary Sex chromosome

    determines an organism's sex and influences other traits

    A sex chromosome, also known as an allosome, is a type of chromosome that determines the sex of an organism. In humans, there are two types of sex chromosomes: X and Y. Females typically have two X chromosomes (XX), while males have one X and one Y chromosome (XY). These chromosomes carry genes that not only influence sexual development but also affect other traits, including some related to hair growth and alopecia.

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    1. Sex-Chromosome-Related Dimorphism in Steroidogenic Enzymes and Androgen Receptor in Response to Testosterone Treatment: An In Vitro Study on Human Primary Skeletal Muscle Cells International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
    2. Sex-limited chromosomes and non-reproductive traits BMC Biology · 2022 · 10 citations
    3. The X Factor in Immunity: Sex Differences Shaped by the X Chromosome Immunological Reviews · 2026
    4. The Who’s, What’s, and “Y”s: Y Sex Chromosome Loss and Methylation for Analysis in Male Aging and Mortality and Forensic Science Applications Forensic Sciences · 2024
    5. Disorders of Sex Development Pediatrics in review · 2021 · 4 citations
    6. The diversity of sex development: What do conditions affecting sex development teach us about sexual diversity? Physiology News · 2021
    7. SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN MAMMALS 1974 · 138 citations
    8. The genetics of androgenetic alopecia Clinics in Dermatology · 2001 · 50 citations
    9. Case Report: Disorder of Sexual Development in a Chinese Crested Dog With XX/XY Leukocyte Chimerism and Mixed Cell Testicular Tumors Frontiers in Veterinary Science · 2022 · 2 citations
    10. ODP398 A Novel NR5A1 Gene Mutation Causing 46, XY DSD Without Adrenal Insufficiency in an Immigrant Boy from Dominican Republic Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2022
    11. Sex differences in the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis’ response to stress: an important role for gonadal hormones Neuropsychopharmacology · 2019 · 197 citations
    12. The Sex-Linked Histocompatibility Antigens JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 1958 · 23 citations
    13. Sex Reversal in Birds Sexual Development · 2016 · 52 citations
    14. Sex- or Gender-specific Differences in the Clinical Presentation, Outcome, and Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 Clinical Therapeutics · 2021 · 22 citations
    15. Genetic and hormonal influence on SARS-CoV-2-infection susceptibility Annals of Oncology · 2020 · 2 citations
    16. Sex-specific Difference of Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity in Response to Sex Neurosteroids Cerebral cortex · 2019 · 22 citations
    17. (673) Seminoma in SRY-Negative 46, XX Testicular Disorder of Sex Development Presenting as Acute Abdomen: An Extremely Rare Case Report The Journal of Sexual Medicine · 2026
    18. Immune mechanisms associated with sex-based differences in severe COVID-19 clinical outcomes Biology of Sex Differences · 2022 · 52 citations
    19. Evolution and genetic architecture of sex-limited polymorphism in cuckoos Science Advances · 2024 · 1 citations
    20. Dermatologic care of patients with differences of sex development International Journal of Women’s Dermatology · 2023 · 1 citations
    21. Genome-wide association meta-analysis of individuals of European ancestry identifies new loci explaining a substantial fraction of hair color variation and heritability Nature Genetics · 2018 · 94 citations
    22. An Assessment on Impact of COVID-19 Infection in a Gender Specific Manner Stem Cell Reviews and Reports · 2020 · 59 citations
    23. Fetal alpha 5-reductase Val89Leu mutation is associated with late miscarriage Reproductive biomedicine online · 2017 · 3 citations
    24. Treatment-resistant Schizophrenia and Global Cortical Atrophy in a Patient with Turner Syndrome Pharmacopsychiatry · 2016 · 2 citations
    25. It’s X-Related: Biological Bases of Increased COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality in Men Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2020 · 1 citations
    26. XX/XY chimerism in tortoiseshell tomcats – a new case and review of the literature Sexual Development · 2026
    27. Long non-coding RNA Xist contribution in systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis Clinical Immunology · 2022 · 41 citations
    28. The genetics of autism and steroid-related traits in prenatal and postnatal life Frontiers in Endocrinology · 2023 · 1 citations
    29. Adult Patients with Aphallia: Were they Fertile? Online journal of biological sciences · 2022 · 1 citations
    30. Chapter 6. Darwinian Health and Other Contradictions Princeton University Press eBooks · 2016