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If you are a carrier of a sex-linked genetic disorder, you will carry that disorder based on your sex hormones, because they influence the appearance of the trait. A person who carries the trait will have the disease but may not show it. ---- Sex-linked disorders are genetic disorders linked directly to a human's chromosomes. In the case of chromosomes, females (XX) give an X chromosome to their offspring. Males (XY) can give either an X or a Y chromosome to their offspring. Because only males can have a Y chromosome, sex-linked disorders usually occur in males.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 12y agoTo start with, you need to understand how. After the process of making a child, the father has a 50/50 chance of carrying an X or Y sex-chromosome. The female will always pass a X chromosome. If two X's are combined, it's a girl. If X (from mother) and a y (father) are combined, it's a boy
Now down to the why.
Let's say that it's colorblindness we are dealing with. And it is caused by an abnormal (recessive) sex gene on the X chromosome. If you remember in school about alleles and genes, it requires 2 recessive alleles to have a recessive trait. It takes only one dominant allele to negate the effect of a recessive allele. In a case of a sex-linked disorder, let's say you are a girl. You have a dominant X and recessive x. This is Xx. You have a 50/50 chance of passing on the recessive trait (x) the reason why males get these things more often because the y they receive has no effect whatsoever; regardless of dominant nor recessive. So therefore it takes only 1 recessive allele to give a male that trait. As oppose to females that need two recessive alleles to give them the disorder.
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∙ 13y agoWith the exception of Turner's syndrome, all the diseases mentioned so far have been autosomal, or related to chromosomes 1 - 22 (that is, not related to the sex chromosomes - X and Y). Sex-linked disorders are the opposite - related to the sex chromosomes. These disorders, (also called X-linked), are recessive, involve the X chromosome, and affect males almost exclusively. Females are virtually never affected by these disorders because they possess two X chromosomes, both of which would have to carry the defective gene in order for it to be manifested. Since these females' fathers would be affected by the disorder, which is usually debilitating or fatal, this is a highly unlikely situation
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∙ 12y agoonly recessive sex-linked disorders occur more often (dominant are more common in females) because they only have one X chromosome
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∙ 8y agoMen only have one of each type of chromosome - XY - while women have two X chromosomes so they have a chance of having one chromosome overpower the disorder with a healthy set of DNA.
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Which one of these eating disorders is more likey to affect men than women?
Muscle Dysmorphia is more likely to affect men than women.
Which one of the eating disorders is more likely to affect men than women?
muscle dysmorphia
Which of there eating disorders is more likely to affect men than women?
of course is anorexia don't try it is bad for you
Which of these eating disorders is more likely to affect men than women?
Did the test it's.... D. Muscle dysmorphia
Which of the following disorders is more common among men than women?
Muscle Dysmorphia, Anorexia Athletica, and Steriod Abuse affect more men than women. Body Dismorphic Disorder (BDD) can affect men and women equally.
What kind of eating disorder is more likely to affect men than women?
Muscle dysmorphia. But men do get other eating disorders as well, it's just that the amount of women is more.
Why does anorexia always affect women'?
Anorexia does not always affect women. About 10% of anorexics are male. Anorexia - and most other eating disorders - are more common in women for a few reasons. Women naturally are more social, and thus focus on social pressures more then men. When social pressures demand thin-ness, women are more likely to develop eating disorders. A woman also experiences more changes in her body (pregnancy, for example) that can fuel body dislike and eating disorders. Women also tend to be more critical of each other than men are to each other. This harshness or bullying can lead to low self esteem and eating disorders, too.
Are white women more prone to eating disorders than other people?
Statistics show that women develop eating disorders more than men. Teenage girls are the highest affected, however, there is no evidence that white women contract eating disorders over other races.
Which on of these eating disorders is more likely to affect men than women?
Muscle dysmorphia and anorexia athletica, and orthorexia affects men and women roughly equally.
Why do more women than men have eating disorders?
because lots of women are so conscious about their weight and starve themselves because they want to be accepted by men and by other people. which normally leads to anorexia.
Do women have more mood disorders?
Yes, women often experience Major depressive disorder (MDD), more than men. There is a 2:1 ratio female to male, that experience this disorder. However, there is no gender difference with Bipolar disorder.
How many genetic disorders are there?
more than 6,000
