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Muscular dystrophy is a sex-linked recessive disorder.
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Who is a person that is a carrier for a sex-linked recessive disorder?
Usually female.
Is sex- linked recessive disorder passed from mother to sons?
false
What is a sex-linked linked genetic disorder?
color blindness is one
What is a sex linked disorder caused by a recessive allele on the x chromosomes?
colour blindness
Sex linked recessive disorder are most often passed from mother to sons?
true
Is galactosemia sex-linked?
No, it is a genetic metabolic disorder.
Why are males more likely to get recessive sex linked disorder?
Males are more likely to get recessive sex-linked disorders because they have only one X chromosome, meaning they will display the disorder if that X chromosome carries the recessive gene. Females, on the other hand, have two X chromosomes which can often mask the presence of the disorder if one X chromosome carries a normal allele.
Is Wilson's disease a sex-linked or autosomal disorder?
Wilson's disease is an autosomal recessive disorder, meaning that both copies of the gene associated with the disease must be mutated for the individual to develop the condition. It is not a sex-linked disorder, as it does not depend on the individual's sex for inheritance.
Is pku sex linked recessive or sex dominant?
I think I read somewhere that there are some variants of it that are recessive and others that are dominant.
Lesh-nyhan syndrome how does it inherited?
Lesh-Nyhan syndrome is inherited as a sex-linked recessive disorder.
Is the maple syrup disease sex-linked?
Yes, maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder, not a sex-linked disorder. It is caused by mutations in genes on autosomal chromosomes, which both males and females can inherit equally.
If a genetic disorder is carried on a recessive gene which if any will have the disorder?
If a genetic disorder is carried on a recessive gene, offspring will only have the disorder if both parents have the recessive gene.
