English Explanatory Dictionary

X-linked trait

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any trait or characteristic whose appearance or absence in a person is determined by a gene on the sex chromosomes. Typically, these genes are found on the X chromosome but not on the Y chromosome.

Word forms

X-linked trait X-linked traits

Synonyms

sex-linked trait
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