sex-linked disorder
- noun
- /sɛks lɪŋkt dɪsˈɔrdər/
- Specialized
:
trastorno vinculado al sexo
- Doctors often screen for sex-linked disorders during genetic counseling sessions.
Examples
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Hemophilia is a well-known sex-linked disorder that primarily affects males.
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Hemophilia is a common sex-linked disorder.
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A mutation on the X chromosome can result in a sex-linked disorder.
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Many sex-linked disorders affect males more than females.
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Hemophilia is a common sex-linked disorder that primarily affects males due to its inheritance through the X chromosome.
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Due to her family history, she was aware of the risks associated with any sex-linked disorder that could be passed to her children.
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The research focused on understanding the mutation in the gene responsible for the sex-linked disorder that impacts vision.
Synonyms
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A health problem caused by changes in a person's genes that parents pass on
How Sex-Linked
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally transparent in that 'sex-linked' (linked to biological sex or sex chromosomes) combined with 'disorder' (a condition) straightforwardly signals a condition related to sex. However, the precise genetic meaning — that it is caused by a gene on a sex chromosome with specific inheritance patterns — requires domain-specific biology knowledge beyond typical B1 vocabulary, so the relation is not fully predictable.
Etymology
The term sex-linked disorder comes from the simple image of a disease that is linked (connected) to a person's sex, because the faulty gene lies on a sex chromosome such as the X. That's why these disorders often affect males and females in different ways.