sex-linked gene

n.

A gene located on a sex chromosome, usually the X-chromosome.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Words nearby sex-linked gene

sex-limited, sex-limited inheritance, sex-linkage, sex-linked, sex-linked character, sex-linked gene, sex-linked inheritance, sex-linked trait, sex-starved, sex-text, sex-typed
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