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(Terms in italics are defined elsewhere in the glossary)

Y-chromosome Sex chromosome present in males; unlike other nuclear DNA , the DNA in the Y-chromosome is not formed by recombination but is passed on exclusively in the male line. (Chapters 5 & 11)