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Sry
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sry
Translingual
Etymology
mul sex-determining region Y. From mul en -.
Proper noun
mul proper noun
mul biochemistry the sex-determining region on Y chromosome gene
mul biochemistry the testis determinant factor
English
Etymology
en sex-determining region Y.
Proper noun
en biochemistry the sex-determining region on Y chromosome gene
en biochemistry the testis determinant factor
Usage notes
Having Sry can be used to define maleness. Some authorities use the property of having fractional Sry to define what is male. So "being Sry positive", "having Sry" can be used as equivalent to being male.
Synonyms
gene
en sex-determining region Y gene
en Sry gene
factor
en testis determinant factor
en TDF
en TDF protein
en Sry factor
en Sry protein
en sex-determining region Y protein
Anagrams
en rsy yrs