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sex-linked

[ seks-lingkt ]

adjective

Genetics.
  1. (of a gene) located in a sex chromosome.
  2. (of a character) determined by a gene located in a sex chromosome.


sex-linked

  1. Relating to a gene carried on, or a trait transmitted by, a sex chromosome. Color blindness and hemophilia in humans are sex-linked traits.
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDz·l԰ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sex-linked1

First recorded in 1910–15
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Their analysis showed that females and males younger than 50 with the variant do not show the typical sex-linked differences in blood pressure.

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The estimate includes people with extra or missing sex-linked chromosomes, and those born with other physical variations that don’t fit into categories of “male” or “female.”

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This pattern suggested to the researchers a sex-linked genetic origin for what they were seeing.

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Hemophilia—like white eyes in fruit flies—is a sex-linked genetic illness.

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Because of their different, sex-linked biology, women get there differently from men, including in some aspects of the way the game itself is played.

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