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If a characteristic is sex-linked then where is the gene for it found?
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∙ 10y ago
Genes for sex-linked traits can be found on the sex chromosomes - X and Y. Almost all sex-linked traits are determined by the X chromosome, because it is much larger than the Y chromosome and can thus carry more genes. A few sex-linked traits are known on the Y chromosome, including - believe it or not - hairy ears.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoMost sex-linked genes are found on the X chromosome
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∙ 11y agoSex-linked genes are genes that are located on the sex chromosomes. Since the X chromosome is so much larger than the Y chromosome, most sex-linked genes are X-linked.
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∙ 13y agoX chromosome
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Bt corn is a genetically modified crop that contains a gene from another species Which characteristic does this gene give the plant?
insect resistance
How many sets of the same gene for every characteristic do offspring receive?
Two.
What are two forms that a gene or allele may take?
A gene or allele may take a dominant form, or a recessive form. If the allele is recessive, the characteristic which is coded for will be exhibited only if both the gene from the male and the gene from the female is recessive. Only one copy of a dominant allele is required to cause expression of the dominant characteristic
Which of these would occur as a result of independent assortment of homologous chromosomes-?
A copy of your mother's gene for a characteristic would go to a different daughter cell than the copy of your father's gene for the same chromosome.Read more: Which_of_these_would_occur_as_a_result_of_independent_assortment_of_homologous_chromosomes
Why are men more likely than women to be colorblind?
Yes. Because the colorblind trait is a sexlinked trait and is found in the X chromosome that is inherited from the mother, men that only have one X chromosome will develop colorblindness if the trait is found in this gene. For a woman to get it, she would need to have the colorblind gene on both x chromosomes. Therefore the girl´s dad would have to be colorblind and the mother at least a carrier.
What is gene characteristic?
trait
What is one of the alternative of a gene that governs a characteristic?
allele
How gene can change characteristic in fruit?
we cant its impossible
A segment of chromosome responsible for a particular characteristic?
DNA or genens these are the segments of the chromosome.
What is the one of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic?
an allele
What is a dominant form of a kind of characteristic carried by a gene?
trait
What is a Characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its gene?
trait
What is one of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic?
allele
How many sets of the same gene for every characteristic do offspring?
Two.
Is a segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein or characteristic.?
gene
When a particular inherited characteristic is controlled more by one gene of a pair than by the other the stronger gene is called?
dominant
What are sexlinked genes?
Genes that are location on the sex chromosomes.
