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auto-sex linkage
auto-sex linkage n. 
/ˌɑdoʊˌsɛks ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/ now rare the occurrence of a sex-linked trait in poultry, typically affecting plumage pattern or colour, by which the male and female chicks may be distinguished, esp. at or soon after hatching.
Brit. /ˌɔːtə(ʊ)sɛks ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/
, /ˌɔːtə(ʊ)sɛks ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/U.S. /ˌɔdoʊˌsɛks ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/
, /ˌɔdoʊˌsɛks ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ//ˌɑdoʊˌsɛks ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/ΘΚΠ
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autosexing1936
auto-sex linkage1936
autosexed1941
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autosexing1936
auto-sex linkage1936
autosexed1941
1936 M. Pease in Sci. Rep. VIth World's Poultry Congr. III. 59 On Brown stripe downs the barred factor in the homozygous state (male) produces a far greater effect than it does in the heterozygous state (female)... This is the principle underlying auto-sexlinkage.
1941 Poultry Sci. 20 317/1 Auto-sex linkage is a name given to the phenomenon of simple and positive sex differences apparent among baby chicks of a fixed breed, not crossbreds.
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