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• sex-linkage
  sex-linkage

  noun

  an association between genes in sex chromosomes such that the characteristics determined by these genes appear more frequently in one sex than in the other.
• sex linkage
  sex linkage

  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

sex-linkage

American  

[seks-ling-kij] / ˈsɛksˌlɪŋ kɪdʒ /

noun

Genetics.

1. an association between genes in sex chromosomes such that the characteristics determined by these genes appear more frequently in one sex than in the other.

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sex linkage British  

noun

1. 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 linkage Scientific  

1. The condition in which a gene responsible for a trait is located on a sex chromosome, resulting in sexually dependent inheritance of the trait.

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Derived Forms

• sexlinked
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of sex-linkage

First recorded in 1910–15