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X-linked trait

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.

Noun

X-linked trait (plural X-linked traits)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    sex-linked trait

Synonyms of X-linked trait

  • sex-linked trait

Forms of X-linked trait

pluralX-linked traits

Questions about X-linked trait

What does X-linked trait mean?
X-linked trait means 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.
What part of speech is X-linked trait?
X-linked trait is a noun.
What is the plural of X-linked trait?
The plural of X-linked trait is X-linked traits.

Words near X-linked trait in the dictionary

  1. X-junctions
  2. X-light
  3. X-linked
  4. X-linked gene
  5. X-linked genes
  6. X-linked trait
  7. X-linked traits
  8. X-machine
  9. X-machines
  10. x-mas
  11. X-mas Day

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