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/seks"lim'i tid/, adj. Genetics.(of a gene character) expressed in one sex only.[1905-10]
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sex-limited — Occurring in one sex only. See sex limited inheritance. * * * sex lim·it·ed seks .lim ət əd adj expressed in the phenotype of only one sex <a sex limited character> * * * adj. describing characteristics that are expressed differently in the … Medical dictionary
Sex-limited genes — are genes which are present in both sexes of sexually reproducing species but turned on in only one sex. In other words, sex limited genes cause the two sexes to show different traits or phenotypes. An example of sex limited genes are genes which … Wikipedia
sex-limited inheritance — sex limited inheritance. = sex linked inheritance (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
sex-limited character — sex limited character. См. ограниченный по полу признак. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
sex-limited — sex′ lim ited adj. gen (of a gene character) expressed in one sex only … From formal English to slang
sex-limited — adjective Date: 1923 expressed in the phenotype of only one sex … New Collegiate Dictionary
sex-limited — adj. describing characteristics that are expressed differently in the two sexes but are controlled by genes not on the sex chromosomes, e.g. baldness in men … The new mediacal dictionary
sex-limited — Expression of a trait in only one sex; e.g. milk production in mammals; egg production in chickens … Glossary of Biotechnology
sex-limited — adjective relating to characteristics that are expressed differently in the two sexes • Pertains to noun: ↑sex characteristic … Useful english dictionary
sex-limited character — A character occurring in only one sex; see secondary sexual characters, sex linked character … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
