X-linked: Meaning and Definition of

X-linked

Pronunciation: (eks'lingkt"), [key]
— adj. Genetics.
  1. of or pertaining to a trait controlled by a gene or genes on thechromosome.
  2. of or pertaining to a gene on anchromosome.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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