X-linked recessive inheritance

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X-linked recessive inheritance - hereditary pattern in which a recessive gene on the X chromosome results in the manifestation of characteristics in male offspring and a carrier state in female offspringhereditary pattern, inheritance - (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents

x-linked recessive inheritance

x-link·ed re·ces·sive in·her·i·tance

(lingkt rē-ses'iv in-her'i-tăns) A type of genetic disorder in which the disorder will occur in a male with one copy of the gene and in a female with both allelles showing the same mutation.

X-linked recessive inheritance

The inheritance of a trait by the presence of a single gene on the X chromosome in a male, passed from a female who has the gene on one of her X chromosomes, and who is referred to as an unaffected carrier.Mentioned in: Ichthyosis

X-linked recessive inheritance

Related to X-linked recessive inheritance: mitochondrial inheritance, Autosomal recessive inheritance, Autosomal dominant inheritance

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Words related to X-linked recessive inheritance

noun hereditary pattern in which a recessive gene on the X chromosome results in the manifestation of characteristics in male offspring and a carrier state in female offspring

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hereditary pattern
inheritance

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