X-linked trait

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounX-linked trait (plural X-linked traits)

plural X-linked traits

  1. biologyAny 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.

    Synonyms: sex-linked trait

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny 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.

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sex-linked trait
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