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Females have XX chromosomes and males have XY chromosomes.
Sex-linked traits are almost always carried on the X chromosome.
Males are more likely to inherit sex-linked traits because they have only one chromosome that can carry a trait. If a male gets a recessive sex-linked trait, they will always acquire it because they have no other chromosome that will dominant over the recessive. In contrast, females have two X chromosomes which carry sex-linked traits. If they receive a recessive sex-linked trait, they always have one other chromosome that could be dominant over the other.
For example:
B - regular vision trait
b - color blindness
If a female has a colorblind father (XbY) and a mother with regular vision (XBXB), she will have XBXb. Even though the recessive colorblind trait was passed onto her, she will still have regular vision because of her other chromosome. Thus, she will be a carrier for colorblindness.
Say the daughter above had children with a man with regular vision (XBY). If they have a son, there is a 50% chance he will be colorblind because of his mother who is a carrier. If they had a daughter, no matter what, she would always have regular vision with 50% chance that she will be a carrier.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoWomen can also inherit sex linked traits because they are carried on the X chromosome. This means that men are more likely to inherit it, even if it's recessive, because men only have one X chromosome. In the case of a recessive sex-linked mutation, the woman would need to inherit two of the mutated X Chromosomes whereas a man would only need one.
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∙ 12y agobecause of unopposed alliles on y chromosome
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Are sex linked traits more or less likely to show up in males?
More likely in males.
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 would recessive traits be more common on boys than girls?
Only sex-linked recessive traits on the X sex chromosome are more common in males. This is because males receive only one X chromosome, so they cannot be heterozygous for a trait on the X chromosome. Females inherit two sex chromosomes, so they can be heterozygous, receiving both a dominant and a recessive allele on the X chromosomes.
What gender is affected by sex linked traits?
Males are more likely to receive a sex-linked genetic trait because they have only one X chromosome. A certain trait on a woman's X may be covered up by another trait on her other X, men only have one X so they are stuck with whatever trait appears on it.
Sex linked traits are primarily found in?
Males, because they have one X chromosome, in which the traits are carried on. Therefore, if they have one allele they will have that trait because they do cannot have another allele to affect it.
Are more likely to inherit hemophilia?
Males.
What traits are more likely to be found in males?
Dominant traits.
Are sex linked traits more or less likely to show up in males?
More likely in males.
Who do males inherit sex-linked recessive traits from?
They can inherit the traits from either parent, though the female is much more common as the trait may not be present in the female, though she may carry it on her extra X-chromosome.
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.
What statement is true about recessive sex-linked traits such as color blindness?
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Is sickle cell anemia a sexlinked trait?
Nope! The disease is equally in both males and females. This means that it is autosomal.
Why are males more likely than females to have a sex linked traits that are recessive?
Because they olny have one X chromosome.
A trait that can only be inherited by a male would be a?
Y-linked (sex-linked) - it would only be found on the Y chromosome - and therefore it is impossible for a female to inherit this.X-linked recessive traits are much more likely to occur in males, but it is still possible for a female to have them (if they have a defective gene on both their X chromosomes).
How is color blind inherited?
Males inherit the gene from their mothers.
Why are males more likely to have fragile X syndrome?
males have only one copy of the X chromosome. Males who inherit the full mutation are expected to have mental impairment. A female's normal X chromosome may compensate for her chromosome with the fragile X gene mutation
Why are sex-linked traits more common in males?
Males normally have the dominat gene.
