x-linked recessive inheritance

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   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

   Broaderinheritance

Questions about x-linked recessive inheritance

What does x-linked recessive inheritance mean?

x-linked recessive inheritance means "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".

Is x-linked recessive inheritance a common word?

x-linked recessive inheritance is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.