| Term Name: | Z chromosome |
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| Definition: | The sex chromosome present in both sexes of species in which the female is the heterogametic sex. Two copies of the Z chromosome are present in each somatic cell of males and one copy is present in females. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0000807] QuickGO AmiGO |