what does sex-linked disorder mean?
SEX-LINKED DISORDER as NOUN
- Meaning
- any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormones
Usage Example(s)
- hemophilia is determined by a gene defect on an X chromosome
Hypernyms(s) sex-linked disorder is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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