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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.


In the case of sex linked traits only females can be carriers true or false?

False. In the case of sex-linked traits, specifically those linked to the X chromosome, both males and females can be affected, but only females can be carriers for X-linked recessive traits. Males have only one X chromosome, so if they inherit an X-linked recessive trait, they will express it rather than be a carrier. Females, having two X chromosomes, can carry one normal and one affected allele, making them carriers without expressing the trait.


Are sex-linked traits that are recessive phenotypes most often seen in men or woman?

Sex-linked recessive traits are most often seen in men. This is because men have only one X chromosome, so if they inherit a recessive allele for a sex-linked trait on their X chromosome, they will express the trait. Women, on the other hand, have two X chromosomes, so they need to inherit two copies of the recessive allele to express the trait.


Which statements is true of a sex sex linked recessive gene?

A sex-linked recessive gene is typically located on the X chromosome, meaning that males, who have only one X chromosome (XY), are more likely to express the trait if they inherit the recessive allele. In females (XX), the presence of a second X chromosome can mask the effects of the recessive allele, making them carriers rather than expressing the trait unless both X chromosomes carry the recessive allele. Conditions such as hemophilia and color blindness are examples of traits influenced by sex-linked recessive genes.


Why are X linked traits more common in mals then in females?

This is because males have one X chromosome while females have two. Example: Say a mother is homozygous for a certain recessive X-linked trait (ie x*x*) while the father does not have this x-linked trait (XY) If they have one boy and one girl: The girl will receive an x chromosome from each parent, and will be x*x: this means she will be a carrier only, and will not display this recessive trait. The boy will receive an x chromosome from his mom and a y chromosome from his dad, so he will have to be x*y. The boy will always display the trait. It works similarly if the mother is a carrier(ie x*x): the boy is more likely to display the trait because he gets only one x chromosome.

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Why are males most likely to express a sex linked recessive trait?

Males have only one X chromosome, so a recessive X-linked trait will be displayed in the phenotype [visible on the outside]. Females have two X chromosomes, so both of the chromosomes must have the trait for it to be displayed on the phenotype.


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 were heterozygous individuals called carriers for non-sex-linked and x-linked recessive patterns of inheritance?

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Why are males most likely to express a sex linked trait?

Males have only one X chromosome, so a recessive X-linked trait will be displayed in the phenotype [visible on the outside]. Females have two X chromosomes, so both of the chromosomes must have the trait for it to be displayed on the phenotype.


In the case of sex linked traits only females can be carriers true or false?

False. In the case of sex-linked traits, specifically those linked to the X chromosome, both males and females can be affected, but only females can be carriers for X-linked recessive traits. Males have only one X chromosome, so if they inherit an X-linked recessive trait, they will express it rather than be a carrier. Females, having two X chromosomes, can carry one normal and one affected allele, making them carriers without expressing the trait.


Are sex-linked traits that are recessive phenotypes most often seen in men or woman?

Sex-linked recessive traits are most often seen in men. This is because men have only one X chromosome, so if they inherit a recessive allele for a sex-linked trait on their X chromosome, they will express the trait. Women, on the other hand, have two X chromosomes, so they need to inherit two copies of the recessive allele to express the trait.


In a hybrid individual the trait that is covered and not expressed is the what trait?

recessive


Which statements is true of a sex sex linked recessive gene?

A sex-linked recessive gene is typically located on the X chromosome, meaning that males, who have only one X chromosome (XY), are more likely to express the trait if they inherit the recessive allele. In females (XX), the presence of a second X chromosome can mask the effects of the recessive allele, making them carriers rather than expressing the trait unless both X chromosomes carry the recessive allele. Conditions such as hemophilia and color blindness are examples of traits influenced by sex-linked recessive genes.


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.


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 has a gene for a certain trait but does not express that trait itself?

recessive


Why are X linked traits more common in mals then in females?

This is because males have one X chromosome while females have two. Example: Say a mother is homozygous for a certain recessive X-linked trait (ie x*x*) while the father does not have this x-linked trait (XY) If they have one boy and one girl: The girl will receive an x chromosome from each parent, and will be x*x: this means she will be a carrier only, and will not display this recessive trait. The boy will receive an x chromosome from his mom and a y chromosome from his dad, so he will have to be x*y. The boy will always display the trait. It works similarly if the mother is a carrier(ie x*x): the boy is more likely to display the trait because he gets only one x chromosome.