X-LINKED RECESSIVE INHERITANCE

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 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)

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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

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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)