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sex-linkage

[ seks-ling-kij ]
/ ˈsɛksˌlɪŋ kɪdʒ /

noun Genetics.

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

Words nearby sex-linkage

sexivalent, sex kitten, sexless, sex-limited, sex-limited inheritance, sex-linkage, sex-linked, sex-linked character, sex-linked gene, sex-linked inheritance, sex-linked trait
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Example sentences from the Web for sex-linkage

  • The F2 ratio in table 21 is evidently the 2:1:1 ratio typical of sex-linkage, but with the bow males running behind expectation.

    Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila|Thomas Hunt Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for 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

Derived forms of sex linkage

sexlinked, adjective
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Medical definitions for sex-linkage

sex linkage

n.

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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Scientific definitions for sex-linkage

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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