sex-linked

[ seks-lingkt ]

/ ˈsɛksˌlɪŋkt /

(of a gene) located in a sex chromosome.

(of a character) determined by a gene located in a sex chromosome.

Origin of sex-linked

First recorded in 1910–15

non·sex·linked, adjective

Two sex-linked lethal factors in Drosophila and their influence on the sex-ratio.

Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila |Thomas Hunt Morgan
Additional data for the study of sex-linked inheritance in Drosophila.

Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila |Thomas Hunt Morgan
We are justified, therefore, in speaking of the factors carried by the X chromosome as sex-linked.

Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila |Thomas Hunt Morgan
Its viability has always been very poor; in this respect it is one of the very poorest of the sex-linked characters.

Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila |Thomas Hunt Morgan

These observations on sex-linked heredity confirm the idea that the sex chromosomes determine the sex.

The Organism as a Whole |Jacques Loeb

sex-linked

Carried by a sex chromosome, especially an X-chromosome. Used of genes.

Sexually determined. Used especially of inherited traits.

sex-linked

Relating to a gene carried on, or a trait transmitted by, a sex chromosome. Color blindness and hemophilia in humans are sex-linked traits.