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sex-linked
sex-linked (sĕks′lĭngkt′)adj.1. Carried by a sex chromosome, especially an X chromosome. Used of genes.2. Sexually determined. Used especially of inherited traits.sex′-linked`
adj. 1. (of a gene) located in a sex chromosome. 2. (of a character) determined by a sex-linked gene. [1910–15] sex-linked Carried on or transmitted by a sex chromosome. Sex-linked inheritance concerns the genes located on the sex chromosomes. Color blindness in humans is a sex-linked trait.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sex-linked - concerning characteristics that are determined by genes carried on the sex chromosomes (on the X chromosome in particular) |
Translationssex-linked
sex-linked [seks-linkt´] determined by a gene located on a sex chromosome; only X linkage has clinical significance.sex link·ageinheritance of a trait or a sex chromosome or gonosome. A man receives all his sex-linked genes from his mother and transmits them all to his daughters but not to his sons; a recessive sex-linked character is much more likely to be expressed in the male.
See also: sex chromosomes. sex-linked (sĕks′lĭngkt′)adj.1. Carried by a sex chromosome, especially an X chromosome. Used of genes.2. Sexually determined. Used especially of inherited traits.sex link·age , sex-linked (seks lingk'ăj, seks-lingkt) Inheritance of a trait or a sex chromosome or gonosome. A man receives all his x-linked genes from his mother and transmits them all to his daughters but not to his sons; a recessive sex-linked character is much more likely to be expressed in the male.
See also: sex chromosomessex-linked See SEX-LINKAGE.Sex-linkedRefers to genes or traits carried on one of the sex chromosomes, usually the X.Mentioned in: Cutis Laxa, Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiencysex link·age , sex-linked (seks lingk'ăj, seks-lingkt) Inheritance of trait, a sex chromosome, or gonosome. A man receives all his sex-linked genes from his mother and transmits them all to his daughters but not to his sons; recessive sex-linked character is much more likely to be expressed in the male. ThesaurusSeesex linkage |