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sex-linked

sex-linked adjective: 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).

Adjective

sex-linked (not comparable)

  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).

Questions about sex-linked

What does sex-linked mean?
Sex-linked means 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).
What part of speech is sex-linked?
Sex-linked is an adjective.

Words near sex-linked in the dictionary

  1. sex-haver
  2. sex-hormone-binding globulin
  3. sex-hunger
  4. sex-influenced
  5. sex-limited
  6. sex-linked
  7. sex-machine
  8. sex-machines
  9. sex-mysteries
  10. sex-mystery
  11. sex-negative

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