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In humans, red-green colorblindness is a recessive sex-linked trait. It is found on the X chromosome, not the Y. Because, males only have one X chromosome, they have a much greater chance of having red-green colorblindness. Females would have to be homozygous recessive in order to have red-green colorblindness.

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Sex linked-traits refer to any gene which appears on the X or Y chromosome, so they can be specifically tracked through generations along with the specific X or Y. A great example of this is baldness, which occurs on the X chromosome. Oddly enough this is the female chromosome, but as females get two, the chances of two baldness genes is very low. In any case it generally only shows up as a thining of hair late in life. However, in a male the gene is alone and has a major effect (complete or partial baldness). Because a man must give his Y to his sons, a bald father does not make a bald son. However a bald maternal grandfather can make a bald son (the gene came from grandpa, through mom to son with a 50/50 chance).

There are several other sex-linked traits, but they all follow this pattern. They include things like hemophelia and colorblindness.

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there traits that are carried by the choromosomes which determine sex or genosomes.

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How are sex-linked traits inherited?

Sex-linked traits are inherited from the organism's parents.


A trait controlled by a gene on the sex chromosome is know as a?

Sex-linked traits


Are sex linked traits also called X-linked traits?

Because the Y chromosome is so small and has relatively few genes, most sex-linked traits are governed by genes of the X sex chromosome, and are therefore X-linked.


Where are sex linked traits found?

Most commonly sex linked traits are on the X chromosome, but rarely they can occur on the Y chromosome.


What do slashes mean in sex linked traits?

Slashes in what? I don't know of any connection or notation for sex-linked traits involving slashes.


What are sex-linked traits?

Traits caused by proteins coded for on the sex (X and/or Y) chromosomes.


What traits are sex-linked?

Traits caused by proteins coded for on the sex (X and/or Y) chromosomes.


Does autosomal chromosomes control sex linked traits?

No they don't, the autosomes are non sex linked chromosomes.


Does autosome chromosomes control sex-linked traits?

No they don't, the autosomes are non sex linked chromosomes.


Which type of inheritance involves traits linked to a sex chromosome?

It is called sex-linked inheritance. If the sex-linked gene is on the X sex chromosome, it is often called X-linked inheritance.


Do males or females often suffer from bad sex-linked traits?

Often is certainly the wrong word. Such 'bad sex-linked traits' are considered rare.


Where are sex linked chromosomes most often carried?

In humans, most sex linked traits are carried on the X sex chromosome.