A doctor may also suggest blood tests, a wound culture, or other tests to help rule out a blood clot deep in the veins of the legs. Cellulitis in the lower leg is characterized by signs and symptoms similar to those of a deep vein thrombosis, such as warmth, pain, and swelling (inflammation).
Sex linkage applies to genes that are located on the sex chromosomes. These genes are considered sex-linked because their expression and inheritance patterns differ between males and females. While sex linkage is not the same as genetic linkage, sex-linked genes can be genetically linked (see bottom of page).
Sex-linked trait. Definition. noun, plural: sex-linked traits. A trait genetically determined by an allele located on the sex chromosome. Supplement. Since traits are sex-linked, there is usually a distinct pattern. For example, color blindness is a sex-linked trait whose allele is recessive and located on the X chromosome. When the mother is color blind and the father is not: 1  all sons are going to be color blind. 2  daughters are normal but carriers of the gene.