sex-linkage

[ seks-ling-kij ]
/ ˈsɛksˌlɪŋ kɪdʒ /

noun Genetics.

an association between genes in sex chromosomes such that the characteristics determined by these genes appear more frequently in one sex than in the other.

Origin of sex-linkage

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby sex-linkage

sex-and-shopping, sex-influenced, sex-influenced inheritance, sex-limited, sex-limited inheritance, sex-linkage, sex-linked, sex-linked character, sex-linked gene, sex-linked inheritance, sex-linked trait

British Dictionary definitions for sex linkage

sex linkage

noun

genetics the condition in which a particular gene is located on a sex chromosome, esp on the X-chromosome, so that the character controlled by the gene is associated with either of the sexes

Derived forms of sex linkage

sexlinked, adjective

Medical definitions for sex linkage

sex linkage

n.

The condition in which a gene responsible for a specific trait is located on a sex chromosome, resulting in sex-linked inheritance of the trait.

Scientific definitions for sex linkage

sex linkage

The condition in which a gene responsible for a trait is located on a sex chromosome, resulting in sexually dependent inheritance of the trait.