sex-linkage
[seks-ling-kij]
- 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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Origin of sex-linkage
First recorded in 1910–15
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sex linkage
- 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
- The condition in which a gene responsible for a specific trait is located on a sex chromosome, resulting in sex-linked inheritance of the trait.
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sex linkage
- 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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