X-LINKED RECESSIVE INHERITANCE

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 I. (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)

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