sex linkage
sex linkage
sex linkage
| Noun | 1. | sex linkage - an association between genes in sex chromosomes that makes some characteristics appear more frequently in one sex than in the other |
sex linkage
sex link·age
See also: sex chromosomes.
sex linkage
sex link·age
, sex-linked (seks lingk'ăj, seks-lingkt)See also: sex chromosomes
sex linkage
the location of genes on one or other of the SEX CHROMOSOMES producing an inheritance pattern which is different from that shown by AUTOSOMES. See Fig. 283 .Most sex-linked genes are located on the X-chromosome (X-linkage), although some conditions are controlled by genes on the Y-chromosome (Y-linkage) that are only transmitted through the males, for example, genes responsible for SEX DETERMINATION in mammals.
sex link·age
, sex-linked (seks lingk'ăj, seks-lingkt)sex linkage
- noun
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noun an association between genes in sex chromosomes that makes some characteristics appear more frequently in one sex than in the other
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