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If the trait is recessive and on the male chromosome (Y), then it is impossible for females to get it since they do not possess a Y chromosome.
If you meant a recessive sex-linked trait on the X chromosome (like male pattern baldness), then males are still more likely to get it since they only receive one X chromosome and if it is affected they would automatically have the trait (whereas females have 2 copies and would only have the trait if both parents passed on chromosomes containing the recessive allele.)
Females can be carriers, though. If they are a carrier (have one affected X chromosome) for the trait then their male children would have a 50% chance of inheriting the trait and their female children would have a 50% chance of becoming carriers.
What else can I help you with?
Is alopecia more common in males or females?
Alopecia is more common in males than in females.
What happens to the females when a pride is taken over?
When a pride is taken over, the new dominant males may kill the cubs sired by the previous males in order to establish their own genetic line. The females may also be forced to mate with the new dominant males to ensure the survival of their offspring.
Is colorblindness sex- linked?
Color blindness is sex linked.
Is an x linked dominant trait the same as an x linked recessive gene?
An X-linked recessive trait is coded for by a gene on the X-chromosome and is not dominant (is canceled out by the presence of a different allele). Example of X-linked recessive traits are; Haemophilia A & B and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
What is a sex linked dominant inheritance pattern?
Only in life with the XX XY sex determination system.A change in the X chromosome of a cell. Females have two copies of the X chromosome, so they can replace it, however, the Y chromosome in males does not contain as much material, so it cannot be replaced.
How do you know if a trait is sex linked dominant or sex linked recessive?
A trait is sex-linked dominant if it appears in every generation and affects both males and females. It is sex-linked recessive if it skips generations, more common in males, and passed from carrier females to affected males. Mendelian inheritance patterns can help determine if a trait is sex-linked dominant or sex-linked recessive.
Why do x linked conditions appear more frequently in males than females?
Because males have an X and Y chromosome. If the trait is X-linked (recessive), there is nothing to mask the expression. On the other hand if a woman has an x-linked recessive allele and a dominant one, the dominant trait is the one that will be expressed.
Why are sex-linked traits more conman in males?
Because males have XY configuration of sex chromosomes and females XX. So in xy situation even the recessive gene can express. That is why sex-linked characters in males are more common than females.
Can a sex-linked allele be dominant?
Yes, a sex-linked allele can be dominant. For example, if a gene on the X chromosome is dominant, females who inherit the allele will express the trait, while males only need one copy of the dominant allele to show the trait since they have only one X chromosome.
Is alopecia more common in males or females?
Alopecia is more common in males than in females.
Do males and females get anorexia?
Both males and feamles can get anorexia but it is most common in females .
Could a Girl have hemophillia?
Yes. Hemophilia is sex-linked, and is much more common in males than in females, but it is not impossible for a girl to have hemophilia.
Why is it that males show sex-linked disorders easier than females?
Because most of the sex linked inheritance is in X linked rececieve gene. When that rececieve gene is carried to produce boy baby, the traits which are present in X rececieve will be co- dominant to Y.
How do you express sex linked genes?
Let's take red-green color vision as an example. You could use the letter n to represent the dominant and recessive alleles. You could use a capital letter N to represent the normal allele, which is dominant, and a lowercase letter n to represent the defective allele, which is recessive. The genotypes for the sex-linked trait would be as follows: female, homozygous dominant: XNXN; female, heterozygous: XNXn; male dominant, XNY; male recessive, XnY.
Is pericarditis more common in males or females?
Pericarditis is more common in males than females with a ratio of seven to three
Why is homphilia more common in males then females?
It is an X-linked genetic disorder. Since males are XY and females are XX, it is a higher possibility that either parent is carrying the hemophilia allele which affects the X in either male / female or both.
How is Fragile X Syndrome Inherited?
Males and females can be carriers, male carriers can only pass on to their daughters, they will be carriers as well have a premutation. Females can pass on to their sons or daughters, they will have the premutation or the full mutation.
