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Sex-linked traits are caused by alleles on the?
Sex-linked traits are caused by alleles on the sex chromosomes, particularly the X chromosome in humans. These traits are often more commonly expressed in one sex over the other due to differences in sex chromosome inheritance.
Most copies of harmful recessive alleles are carried by?
Most copies of harmful recessive alleles are carried by unaffected carriers who are phenotypically normal but carry one copy of the allele. When two carriers have offspring, there is a 25% chance the child will inherit two copies of the harmful allele, leading to a genetic disorder.
What does sex linked mean?
It means genes are in sex chromosomes. Sex genes are related
What are traits caused by alleles on the sex chromosomes?
Traits caused by alleles on the sex chromosomes are known as sex-linked traits. Some examples include color blindness and hemophilia, which are more common in males because they only need one copy of the recessive allele to show the trait. This is due to males having only one X chromosome.
What does it mean for a disorder to be sex-linked?
Sex-linked means it is transmetted to children by only one parent -- usually carried by the female but exhibited by the male children. Male pattern baldness is such a sex-linked trait. This answer is not complete, but to go further would require I explain chromosomes
Alleles passed from parent to child on a sex chromosome is called what?
These alleles are called sex-linked alleles or traits.
What has alleles that are passed parent to child on a sex chromosome?
Sex-linked traits have alleles that are passed from parent to child on a sex chromosome.
What are alleles passed from parent to child on a sex chromosomes?
They are sex-linked genes.
Sex-linked traits are caused by alleles on the?
Sex-linked traits are caused by alleles on the sex chromosomes, particularly the X chromosome in humans. These traits are often more commonly expressed in one sex over the other due to differences in sex chromosome inheritance.
A trait which is inherited on sex chromosomes is?
Color blindness is an example of a trait that is inherited on sex chromosomes. It is passed down on the X chromosome, and males are more likely to be colorblind because they have only one X chromosome.
What is true of sex linked alleles'?
A female with one copy of the allele will be a carrier, but not have the disorder.
Is it true that a male with one copy of the allele will be a carrier of sex-linked alleles but not have the disorder?
No.
What is an allele inherited on a sex-chromosome?
A gene found on a sex chromosome is known as a sex-linked gene. Alleles are the different forms of a gene.
What chromosomes are sex linked genes located?
The sex chromosomes, mostly on the X sex chromosome because it is much larger than the Y chromosome and has more alleles.
How are the alleles for sex-linked traits inherited?
Sex-linked traits are inherited through alleles located on the sex chromosomes, specifically the X and Y chromosomes. In humans, females have two X chromosomes (XX) and males have one X and one Y chromosome (XY). Since sex-linked traits are carried on the X chromosome, they are inherited differently in males and females. Males inherit sex-linked traits from their mothers, as they receive their only X chromosome from their mother. Females can inherit sex-linked traits from both parents, as they receive one X chromosome from each parent.
What does it mean a trait is said to be sex linked?
If gene controling a character is located on sex chromosome , it is said to be sex linked .
Types of heredity?
Mendelian inheritance, incomplete dominance, codominance, multiple alleles, polygenic inheritance, and sex-linked inheritance.
