noun
sex-linked inheritance
Technical term in genetics referring to traits inherited via sex chromosomes.
色覚異常は伴性遺伝の例としてよく挙げられる。
Color blindness is often cited as an example of sex-linked inheritance.
General term for heredity or genetic inheritance, not specific to sex chromosomes.
Compound of 伴性 (sex-linked) and 遺伝 (inheritance). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.