sex-limitedadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɛksˌlɪmᵻtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈsɛksˌlɪmᵻdᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sex n.¹, limited adj.

Etymology: < sex n.¹ + limited adj. Compare sex limitation n.

1. Genetics. Of a genetic or phenotypic characteristic: occurring or manifesting chiefly or solely in individuals of one sex; influenced or modified by the sex of the individual.In early use, the term included characteristics whose genes are situated on the sex chromosomes, now more specifically called sex-linked.

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the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > [adjective] > changes or actions of genes or chromosomes > linkage

sex-limited1908

sex-linked1912

X-linked1949

Y-linked1949

linked1973

the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > [adjective] > changes or actions of genes or chromosomes > limitation

sex-limited1908

1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man viii. 282 (heading) Inheritance as limited by sex.]

1908 Lancet 2 May 1312/1 The second lecture will deal with..the possible nature of sex-limited diseases in man.

1911 Amer. Naturalist 45 40 Some of the responses [to environmental influence] may result in sexual dimorphism, while in others the induced characters may be sex-limited.

1921 Lancet 23 Apr. 891/1 Word blindness is apparently to some extent a sex-limited disability. In this group..it was about four times as prevalent among the boys as among the girls.

1975 Jrnl. Zool. 177 330 In butterflies, most sex-limited morphs are controlled by autosomal genes, their expression being dependent on the sex of the developing individual.

2. Occurring in or limited to one sex; restricted by sex.

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the world > life > sex and gender > [adjective] > restricted to or having characteristics of one sex only

sexual1815

unisexual1873

monosexual1904

sex-limited1910

unisex1917

sex-linked1932

1910 H. R. Martin Crossways vi. 74 Unlike so many would-be-intellectual women he had known, Jean never thrust her own sex-limited views or opinions upon one.

1935 M. Mead Sex & Temperament Primitive Societies xviii. 298 The attribution of the emotions defined as feminine to the boy who shows the mildest preference for one of the superficial sex-limited occupations.

1949 M. Mead Male & Female xi. 237 To the phrasing of any piece of human behaviour, however sex-limited it may seem to be, both sexes contribute their imaginations.

1991 C. F. Parvey in L. Grob et al. Women's & Men's Liberation i. iv. 52 For us as women this means being equal partners;..it means not being circumscribed on the basis of gender to the status of subordinate, dependent, second-class persons with sex-limited personal and vocational choices.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sex-limited
释义	sex-limitedadj. Brit. /ˈsɛksˌlɪmᵻtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈsɛksˌlɪmᵻdᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sex n.¹, limited adj. Etymology: < sex n.¹ + limited adj. Compare sex limitation n. 1. Genetics. Of a genetic or phenotypic characteristic: occurring or manifesting chiefly or solely in individuals of one sex; influenced or modified by the sex of the individual.In early use, the term included characteristics whose genes are situated on the sex chromosomes, now more specifically called sex-linked. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > [adjective] > changes or actions of genes or chromosomes > linkage sex-limited1908 sex-linked1912 X-linked1949 Y-linked1949 linked1973 the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > [adjective] > changes or actions of genes or chromosomes > limitation sex-limited1908 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man viii. 282 (heading) Inheritance as limited by sex.] 1908 Lancet 2 May 1312/1 The second lecture will deal with..the possible nature of sex-limited diseases in man. 1911 Amer. Naturalist 45 40 Some of the responses [to environmental influence] may result in sexual dimorphism, while in others the induced characters may be sex-limited. 1921 Lancet 23 Apr. 891/1 Word blindness is apparently to some extent a sex-limited disability. In this group..it was about four times as prevalent among the boys as among the girls. 1975 Jrnl. Zool. 177 330 In butterflies, most sex-limited morphs are controlled by autosomal genes, their expression being dependent on the sex of the developing individual. 2. Occurring in or limited to one sex; restricted by sex. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > [adjective] > restricted to or having characteristics of one sex only sexual1815 unisexual1873 monosexual1904 sex-limited1910 unisex1917 sex-linked1932 1910 H. R. Martin Crossways vi. 74 Unlike so many would-be-intellectual women he had known, Jean never thrust her own sex-limited views or opinions upon one. 1935 M. Mead Sex & Temperament Primitive Societies xviii. 298 The attribution of the emotions defined as feminine to the boy who shows the mildest preference for one of the superficial sex-limited occupations. 1949 M. Mead Male & Female xi. 237 To the phrasing of any piece of human behaviour, however sex-limited it may seem to be, both sexes contribute their imaginations. 1991 C. F. Parvey in L. Grob et al. Women's & Men's Liberation i. iv. 52 For us as women this means being equal partners;..it means not being circumscribed on the basis of gender to the status of subordinate, dependent, second-class persons with sex-limited personal and vocational choices. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1908
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