[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: roSmaH

[James Landau]

Nice to see a word I requested becoming KWotD! I was the one who asked for a word for "chromosome" on chabal tetlh, back in 2020 or 2021. (My other request that year, "Jew", still has yet to make it in.)

And yes, I did also mention that I wanted the words for X and Y chromosomes -- or W and Z chromosomes, "if that's what Klingons have". We learn that Klingons have an XX-XY system like mammals, instead of a ZZ-ZW system like birds.




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>Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, September 06, 2023
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>Klingon word: roSmaH
>Part of speech: noun
>Definition: chromosome
>Source: qep'a' 28 [2021]
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>(qep?a? 2021):  Chromosomes are numbered (e.g. {roSmaH wej}).  The two sex chromosomes are  {roSmaH pagh} and  {roSmaH >bID}; two {roSmaH bID} chromosomes occur in females, one of each occur in males.
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>(qep?a? 2021 Q&A):
>Q:  Is there a cultural background behind the names for the
>     chromosomes?
>A:  No. It's just... throw the dice in the air and see what happens.
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>SEE:
>rosmaH bID      X chromosome (n)
>roSmaH pagh      Y chromosome (n)
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>SEE ALSO:
>roSghaH     DNA (n)
>?uchgha?     RNA (n)
>rayQeD     genetics (n)
  
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