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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

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

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  • adjective concerning characteristics that are determined by genes carried on the sex chromosomes (on the X chromosome in particular)

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Examples

  • This observation indicates that given enough time, dimporhism can be sex-linked.

    Survival of the Weakest? Dave Hurteau 2009

  • This type of inheritance of XLP follows an “X-linked” or “sex-linked” recessive pattern.

    X-linked Lymphoproliferative Syndrome 2009

  • If you have a sex-linked disorder, we can identify the gender of the embryos to avoid transmission of these diseases.

    A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010

  • Embryos can also be sorted to avoid X-linked sex-linked disorders such as hemophilia, muscular dystrophy, and many others.

    A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010

  • Because the genes that cause hemophilia are sex-linked, the vast majority of sufferers are male.

    Hemophilia: stopping the bleeding ewillett 2008

  • 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.

    Origins Annie Murphy Paul 2010

  • » In cats, the calico and tortoiseshell coats are sex-linked traits.

    Pet Cat Trivia 2009

  • » In cats, the calico and tortoiseshell coats are sex-linked traits.

    Pet Cat Trivia 2009

  • Control of UV-B immunosuppression in the mouse by autosomal and sex-linked factors.

    Potential impacts of direct mechanisms of climate change on human health in the Arctic 2009

  • Several poskim even allow sex selection if it is done in order to avoid a sex-linked disease such as hemophilia (R. Auerbach).

    Reproductive Technology, New (NRT). leBeit Yoreh 2009

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