X-linked
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a trait controlled by a gene or genes on the X chromosome.
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of or relating to a gene on an X chromosome.
Etymology
Origin of X-linked
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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By analyzing 2,811 people with ataxia, hereditary spastic paraplegia, and dystonia, scientists identified harmful variants in a gene called CD99L2 as the cause of X-linked spastic ataxia.
From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026
Females must inherit recessive X-linked alleles from both of their parents in order to express the trait.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Eye color in Drosophila was one of the first X-linked traits to be identified.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
No, males cannot be the carriers of red-green color blindness, as color blindness is X-linked.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Genes that are present on the X but not the Y chromosome are said to be X-linked, such that males only inherit one allele for the gene, and females inherit two.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
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