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sex-influenced

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sex-influenced /sex-in·flu·enced/ (-in´floo-enst) denoting an autosomal trait that is expressed differently, in either frequency or degree, in males and females, as for example, male-pattern baldness.
sex-influenced
adj.
Relating to a genetic disorder in which the same genotype has differing manifestations in the two sexes.

sex-influenced,
pertaining to an autosomal genetic trait, such as pattern baldness or gout, that is expressed in both homozygotes and heterozygotes in one sex but only homozygotes in the other sex. Also called sex-controlled.

sex-influenced
denoting an autosomal trait that is expressed differently, either in frequency or degree, in males and females.


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