X chromosome

The X chromosome is one of the two sex chromosomes in many organisms, including mammals, and is found in both males and females. It is a part of the XY sex-determination system and XO sex-determination system. The X chromosome was named for its unique properties by early researchers, which resulted in the naming of its counterpart Y chromosome, for the next letter in the alphabet, following its subsequent discovery.

Human X chromosome
Human X chromosome (after G-banding)
X chromosome in human male karyogram
Features
Length (bp)154,259,566 bp
(CHM13)
No. of genes804 (CCDS)
TypeAllosome
Centromere positionSubmetacentric
(61.0 Mbp)
Complete gene lists
CCDSGene list
HGNCGene list
UniProtGene list
NCBIGene list
External map viewers
EnsemblChromosome X
EntrezChromosome X
NCBIChromosome X
UCSCChromosome X
Full DNA sequences
RefSeqNC_000023 (FASTA)
GenBankCM000685 (FASTA)
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