X-linked trait
Noun
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Noun
X-linked trait (plural X-linked traits)
- (genetics) 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.
- sex-linked trait
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