autosexing

adjective

Meaning

A genetic trait in poultry that allows the sex of a chick to be determined by its appearance at hatching.

Examples

  • The breeder developed an autosexing strain to avoid the labor-intensive process of vent sexing.
  • By crossing specific breeds, they produced autosexing chicks with distinct color markings for each gender.

Synonyms: sex-linked, auto-sexing