HyperDic: sex-linked

English > 1 sense of the word sex-linked:
ADJECTIVEpertsex-linkedconcerning characteristics / characteristics that are determined by genes carried on the sex chromosomes (on the X chromosome in particular)
English > sex-linked: 1 sense > adjective 1, pert
MeaningConcerning characteristics / characteristics that are determined by genes carried on the sex chromosomes (on the X chromosome in particular).
Nounssex linkagean association between genes in sex chromosomes that makes some characteristics / characteristics appear more frequently in one sex than in the other

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