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X-linked traits

X-linked traits is the plural of X-linked trait.

Meaning of X-linked trait

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

Questions about X-linked traits

What is X-linked traits the plural of?
X-linked traits is the plural of X-linked trait.

Words near X-linked traits in the dictionary

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

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