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XX

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See also:xx,x_x,andX_X

Compound of the followingRoman numerals:X(“10”) +‎X(“10”).

(genetics) Having afemale configuration ofchromosomes as per theXY system.
- 2001, Kenneth L. Becker (ed),Principles and Practice of Endocrinology and Metabolism (in English),→ISBN, page857:
  An autosomal recessive gene causes gonadal dysgenesis inXX individuals, and several distinct entities have been identified.
- 2007, Fima Lifshitz (ed),Pediatric Endocrinology, Volume 2 (in English),→ISBN, page358:
  If a Y chromosome is present in anXX-karyotyped individual, gonadal removal is necessary due to the risk of gonadoblastoma.
- 2009, Gerald N. Callahan,Between XX and XY: Intersexuality and the Myth of Two Sexes (in English),→ISBN, page30:
  The group at John Hopkins^[sic], as well as many others, dropped the "true sex" policy (such asXX or XY) and adopted the "optimal gender" policy for assigning sex to sexually ambiguous children.
(genetics)Synonym ofZZ(“having a male configuration of chromosomes as per the ZW system”)