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A trait which is inherited on sex chromosomes is?
Sex-linked traits have alleles that are passed from parent to child on a sex chromosome.
What is a sex linked gene?
It is a gene located on either sex chromosome (X or Y chromosome).
What gene is sex-linked?
It is a gene located on either sex chromosome (X or Y chromosome).
What is sex-linked gene?
It is a gene located on either sex chromosome (X or Y chromosome).
What is an allele inherited on a sex-chromosome?
A gene found on a sex chromosome is known as a sex-linked gene. Alleles are the different forms of a gene.
What is a sex-linked genes?
It is a gene located on either sex chromosome (X or Y chromosome).
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.
A trait controlled by a gene on the sex chromosome is know as a?
Sex-linked traits
Is a sex-linked gene found on one sex chromosome but not on the other?
yes it can
What does it mean a trait is said to be sex linked?
If gene controling a character is located on sex chromosome , it is said to be sex linked .
What is a is a sex-linked trait?
If a gene is found on the X chromosome ( and, less commomly on the Y chromosome), it is said to be a sex-linked trait. Because the gene controlling the trait is located on the sex chromosome, sex linkage is linked to the gender of the individual. Usually such genes are found on the X chromosome. The Y chromosome is thus missing such genes (See Diagram above.). The result is that females will have two copies of the sex-linked gene while males will only have one copy of this gene. If the gene is recessive, then males only need one such recessive gene to have a sex-linked trait rather than the customary two recessive genes for traits that are not sex-linked. This is why males exhibit some traits more frequently than females.
A gene that is sex-linked is BEST described as what?
It is located on the X chromosome.
