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Sex-linked

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Adjective

1. sex-linked

concerning characteristics that are determined by genes carried on the sex chromosomes (on the X chromosome in particular)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sex-linked

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noun
genetics
the condition in which a particular gene is located on a sex chromosome, esp on the X-chromosome, so that the character controlled by the gene is associated with either of the sexes

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Sex-linked

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Genetics
the phenomenon by which inherited characters are determined by genes carried on one of the sex chromosomes and are consequently linked with the sex of an individual

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sex-linked

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adj.
1. Carried by a sex chromosome, especially an X chromosome. Used of genes.
2. Sexually determined. Used especially of inherited traits.

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