Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun x-linked_recessive_inheritance

1 sense of x-linked recessive inheritance

Sense 1
X-linked recessive inheritance -- (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)
       => inheritance, hereditary pattern -- ((genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents)