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sex-linkage
[seks-ling-kij]
noun
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.
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
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.
Other Word Forms
- ˈˌ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sex linkage1
Example Sentences
In flycatchers, mating patterns also suggest sex-linkage of male plumage traits and species recognition, traits that may evolve under the influence of divergent selection.
Fortunately, however, such sex-linkage also occurs in lower animals and we are able therefore to verify and extend our observations by direct experiments in breeding.
It is not surprising that the average cattleman should never have heard of sex-linkage, crossing over, multiple allelomorphism, or know that inheritance is a complex mechanism controlled by genes, invisible unit carriers of hereditary characters.
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