sex-linked

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [seks lingkt]
- /sɛks lɪŋkt/
- /seks lɪŋk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seks lingkt]
- /sɛks lɪŋkt/

Definitions of sex-linked word

adjective sex-linked (of a gene) located in a sex chromosome. 1
adjective sex-linked (of a character) determined by a gene located in a sex chromosome. 1

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Origin of sex-linked

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sex-linked

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sex-linked

sex-linked popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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