sex-linkage

sex-link·age

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [seks ling-kij]
- /sɛks ˈlɪŋ kɪdʒ/
- /seks ˈlɪŋ.kɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seks ling-kij]
- /sɛks ˈlɪŋ kɪdʒ/

Definition of sex-linkage word

noun sex-linkage an association between genes in sex chromosomes such that the characteristics determined by these genes appear more frequently in one sex than in the other. 1

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Origin of sex-linkage

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Sex-linkage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sex-linkage popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.