X-linked trait

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Noun

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X-linked trait (plural X-linked traits)

  1. (genetics) Any trait or characteristic whose appearance or absence in a person is determined by a gene on the sex chromosomes. Typically, these genes are found on the X chromosome but not on the Y chromosome.

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