Sex-linked Sentence Examples

There may be a sex-linked inheritance as males are usually affected.

Because the trait is carried only on the X chromosome, it is called sex-linked.

An autosomal disorder is one that occurs because of an abnormal gene on a chromosome that is not a sex-linked chromosome.

X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD), a sex-linked disorder characterized by progressive symptoms that begin as behavioral changes, muscle weakness, and speech difficulties.

As a sex-linked genetic disorder, the daughters of males affected with X-ALD become carriers and the sons are not affected.

The exact pattern of genetic transmission was not known as of 2004, however; autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, and sex-linked inheritance patterns have all been studied and rejected.

Both factors VIII and IX are produced by a genetic defect of the X chromosome, so hemophilia A and B are both sex-linked diseases passed on from a female to male offspring.

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency-A sex-linked hereditary disorder in which the body lacks an enzyme that normally protects red blood cells from toxic chemicals.