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sex-linked

  [seks-lingkt]
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–adjective Genetics.
1. (of a gene) located in a sex chromosome.
2. (of a character) determined by a gene located in a sex chromosome.
Origin:
1910–15
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sex–linked
Function: adjective
1 : located in a sex chromosome sex–linked gene>
2 : mediated by asex-linked gene sex–linked character>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

sex-linked adj.

  1. Carried by a sex chromosome, especially an X-chromosome. Used of genes.

  2. Sexually determined. Used especially of inherited traits.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Science Dictionary
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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