X-LINKED RECESSIVE INHERITANCE
Dictionary entry overview: What does X-linked recessive inheritance mean? • X-LINKED RECESSIVE INHERITANCE (noun)
The noun X-LINKED RECESSIVE INHERITANCE has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: X-LINKED RECESSIVE INHERITANCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• X-LINKED RECESSIVE INHERITANCE (noun)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("X-linked recessive inheritance" is a kind of...):
hereditary pattern; inheritance ((genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents)
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