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Sex-linked disorders are those that are inherited from genes located on the sex chromosomes, X or Y in humans. Some examples of X-linked disorders are Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, hemophilia and red-green colorblindness. An example of a Y-linked disorder is called hairy ears.

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What are 2 human sex-linked disorders?

Hemophilia, Colorblindness, Tay-Sachs, Muscular Dystrophy, etc..


Name a sex-linked genetic disorder?

Many different disorders are sex-linked. Saying something is sex-linked indicates that the gene causing the disorder can be found on one of the sex chromosomes, certain muscle disorders for example are sex-linked


Why do men have more sex-linked disorders than women?

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.


How is sex linked traits are different than autosomal traits?

Sex linked traits are of 2 types X linked ,which are transmitted from maternal grand parent to maternal grand children through carrier daughter , and Y linked are transmitted from father to son , whiles autosomal genes transmit equally among children .


Is type 1 diabetes sex-linked or sex-influenced?

Researchers have not shown any gender linkage with type 1 (or type-2) diabetes.


How x linked traits affect the inheritance of sex linked traits?

Females have 2 X chromosomes so the X-linked genes follow the same rules of dominance & recessivity as the genes on the autosomes.


In X-linked recessive inheritance what sex is the affected?

There are 2 X-linked recessive inheritance where Only Male or Men are the only people who inherits these kind of trait.


How many of sex chomosome and autosome are in a human somatic cell?

44 autosomes and 2 sex chromosomes are present in human somatic cells .


Which is an inherited sex-linked disorder of the blood in which the blood cannot clot due to absence of a blood clotting protein?

hemophilia there are 2 types


What are 2 human genetic diseases that have been linked to elongations of base triplet repeats?

Hunington's disease and Fragile X syndrome


What is the ploidy of cells?

Human somatic cells are diploid, 2n. Human sex cells are haploid, n. Thus, the ploidy of human cells is 2, while n=23.


What is the difference between Axis 1 and Axis 2 disorders?

Axis I disorders are predominantly mood disorders while Axis II disorders are personality disorders.