X-linked dominant inheritance
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the English letter 'X' denoting the chromosome, 'linked' from Old English 'gelincian' meaning 'to link', 'dominant' from Latin 'dominant-' meaning 'ruling', and 'inheritance' from Old French 'enheriter' meaning 'to make heir'.
مثال
- X-linked dominant inheritance is a key concept in genetics.
- Certain genetic disorders follow the pattern of X-linked dominant inheritance.
- In X-linked dominant inheritance, a mutation in a gene on the X chromosome causes the phenotype to be expressed.
ترکیبهای رایج
X-linked dominant inheritance pattern X-linked dominant inheritance disorder
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- hereditary pattern in which a dominant gene on the X chromosome causes a characteristic to be manifested in the offspring