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One way the term is used is to refer genetic traits that manifest differently depending on the sex of the individual. That monk Mendel found that his some of his pea plants had white flowers, others had red. He crossed them and discovered that one of the color was dominant. That is, the child plant got one flower color gene from each parent plant. If child had two genes for red, its flowers were red. If child had two genes for white, its flowers were white. But if it had one gene for red and the other for white, the flowers were red. Thus, red was said to be dominant. But sometimes for some traits, sex determines which is dominant. In humans for example, if you have one gene for baldness, or for hemophilia, or for color blindness and the other not, males go bald, are hemophiliacs or are color blind but females are not. Baldness, hemophilia, and color blindness are said to be sex-linked traits because males who are heterozygous for them manifest the trait in the phenotype but heterozygous females do not.
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Can males be carriers of sexlinked traits?
No. Carriers are people that carry the gene for something but exhibit no phenotype for it. Since males have no extra copy to hide a recessive trait, they cannot be carriers for sex linked traits.Answ2. Followers of this question should consult say haemophilia in wikipedia.com.
Why can females but not males be carriers of sexlinked genetic disorders?
Several genetic disorders are caused by genes on the X chromosomes.
What does bioligist mean?
it mean that you are healthy
What is mean by toes?
toes mean your mom
What does dreamy eyes mean?
what does dreamy-eyed mean?
What are sexlinked genes?
Genes that are location on the sex chromosomes.
Is hemophilia a dominantrecessiv or a sex linked trait?
Sexlinked and recessive.
Is it true that sexlinked recessive disorders are most often passed from mothers to sons?
true
Is sickle cell anemia a sexlinked trait?
Nope! The disease is equally in both males and females. This means that it is autosomal.
Is color blindness a dominant or a recessive trait?
Color blindness is a recessive sex linked trait.
Can males be carriers of sexlinked traits?
No. Carriers are people that carry the gene for something but exhibit no phenotype for it. Since males have no extra copy to hide a recessive trait, they cannot be carriers for sex linked traits.Answ2. Followers of this question should consult say haemophilia in wikipedia.com.
Is breast cancer a sexlinked gene?
absolutely not, these cancer cells can attack both men and women I don't know the answer to the question, but the previous answer, "absolutely not, these cancer cells can attack both men and women" does not answer it. Sex-linked traits/genes can appear in both men and women.
Why can females but not males be carriers of sexlinked genetic disorders?
Several genetic disorders are caused by genes on the X chromosomes.
If you cross white leghorn rooster with rhode island red hen will the chicks be sex links or mixed?
NO, neither breed is sexlinked. What you need to do is breed a Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire rooster with a Barred Rock(Black Stars) or Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire rooster and a Silver Laced Wyandotte, Rhode Island White or Delaware hen(all Red Stars) and you will get sexlinked chicks. The chicks that hatch out solid black are pullets(hens) and the chicks that hatch out black but with a large yellow dot on top of their heads are cockerels(males).This answer is wrong. The rooster has to be the Rhode Island Red and the hen the White Leghorn. The pullets will have reddish fluff and the males will have yellow fluff leading to white feathers.
How long do chocolate Bastin Homing pigeons live?
Chocolate is a regional name used by racing pigeon breeders for a recessive opal pigeon. All racing pigeons can live up to about 12-15 years with a rare number of them living to about 20. And even though you didn't specifically ask this, recessive opal is a non-sexlinked (autosomal) recessive.
What are some nine letter words with 1st letter S and 5th letter I and 7th letter K?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern S---I-K--. That is, nine letter words with 1st letter S and 5th letter I and 7th letter K. In alphabetical order, they are: seasicker sexlinked sollicker
What are some nine letter words with 1st letter S and 3rd letter X and 5th letter I and 9th letter D?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern S-X-I---D. That is, nine letter words with 1st letter S and 3rd letter X and 5th letter I and 9th letter D. In alphabetical order, they are: sexlinked
