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X-linked dominant inheritance

Definitions of X-linked dominant inheritance
  1. noun
    hereditary pattern in which a dominant gene on the X chromosome causes a characteristic to be manifested in the offspring
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    hereditary pattern, inheritance
    (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
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