sex-linked

adjective Genetics.

1. (of a gene) located in a sex chromosome.
2. (of a character) determined by a gene located in a sex chromosome.

adj.

1. Carried by a sex chromosome, especially an X-chromosome. Used of genes.
2. Sexually determined. Used especially of inherited traits.

1. Relating to a gene carried on, or a trait transmitted by, a sex chromosome. Color blindness and hemophilia in humans are sex-linked traits.