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Recessive traits on X chromosome are expressed in males because they have only one copy of X chromosome. If they have any recessive gene it will be expressed. In female both the genes should be recessive then only the recessive character will be expressed.

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How do you know whether the chromosome passed from father is Y or X?

The sex of an individual is determined by the combination of sex chromosomes received from their parents. Typically, females have two X chromosomes (XX) and males have one X and one Y chromosome (XY). To determine whether the chromosome passed from the father is Y or X, the presence of a Y chromosome can be identified through genetic tests, such as a karyotype analysis or DNA sequencing.


How are traits passed down from parent to child?

Traits are passed down from parent to child through genes, which are segments of DNA. Each parent contributes one set of genes to their offspring, determining the genetic characteristics that the child inherits. This process is known as heredity.


What kind of chromosomes do females transmit to offspring?

Female transmit 23 chromosomes to the offspring. She has that unique chromosome called as X chromosome. This is transmitted to the offspring. From male you get either X or Y chromosome. From XX chromosome you get female child. From XY chromosome you get male child.


What kind of chromosome do females transmit of offspring?

Female transmit 23 chromosomes to the offspring. She has that unique chromosome called as X chromosome. This is transmitted to the offspring. From male you get either X or Y chromosome. From XX chromosome you get female child. From XY chromosome you get male child.


What type of DNA do daughters inherit from both parents but sons only inherit from mothers?

Daughters inherit an X-chromosome from each parent but sons receive an X-chromosome only from the mother. The father supplies a Y-chromosome to make the child a boy.

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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.


Alleles passed from parent to child on a sex chromosome is called what?

These alleles are called sex-linked alleles or traits.


What are passed from parent to child on a sex chromosome?

They are sex-linked genes.


Is huntington's disease a chromosome disorder?

Yes- it is transmitted from parent to child by a chromasome.


In which parent does the chromosome change to make it a boy?

It is the father's chromosomes that determine the child's sex.


How do you know whether the chromosome passed from father is Y or X?

The sex of an individual is determined by the combination of sex chromosomes received from their parents. Typically, females have two X chromosomes (XX) and males have one X and one Y chromosome (XY). To determine whether the chromosome passed from the father is Y or X, the presence of a Y chromosome can be identified through genetic tests, such as a karyotype analysis or DNA sequencing.


What is it called when a child kills their parent?

When a parent kills a young child, it is called "infanticide."


Are allergies passed down from parent to child?

they are through genetics


How are traits passed down from parent to child?

Traits are passed down from parent to child through genes, which are segments of DNA. Each parent contributes one set of genes to their offspring, determining the genetic characteristics that the child inherits. This process is known as heredity.


What is passed from parent to child on sex chromosomes?

A parents sex chromosomes hold DNA. A parents DNA is passed onto the child.


What is the term for all traits passed biologically from parent to child?

Heredity.


In one kind of abnormal chromosome inheritance called?

In one kind of abnormal chromosome inheritance called Down syndrome, a child has three copies of Chromosome 21!