sex-linked

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a mutation or other genetic feature, carried on the chromosome shared by both the male and female of the species (e.g. the X-chromosome in mammals or the Z-chromosome in birds).

Word forms

sex-linked

Related words

sex-link sex-linkage
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