Definition of "sex-linked" [sex-linked]

• Carried by a sex chromosome, especially an X chromosome. Used of genes. (adjective)
• Sexually determined. Used especially of inherited traits. (adjective)

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• "This observation indicates that given enough time, dimporhism can be sex-linked."
• "This type of inheritance of XLP follows an “X-linked” or “sex-linked” recessive pattern."
• "By then, yet another reason for wanting to know fetal sex had emerged: a growing understanding of the genetic basis of sex-linked diseases such as hemophilia, the bleeding disorder that affects males much more often than females."