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sex-linked
(redirected from sex linkages)

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sex-linked (skslngkt)
adj.
1. Carried by a sex chromosome, especially an X chromosome. Used of genes.
2. Sexually determined. Used especially of inherited traits.
sex-linked
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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Adj.1.sex-linked - concerning characteristics that are determined by genes carried on the sex chromosomes (on the X chromosome in particular)
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sex-linked [ˈseksˈlɪŋkt] ADJ (Bio) → ligado al sexo
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