They are passed from the male.
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Y-linked genes are only passed from father to son because the Y chromosome is inherited exclusively in a paternal manner. Since females inherit an X chromosome from each parent, they do not receive a Y chromosome from their father.
Only if it's a disease that has to do with genes located in the Y chromosome. Sex-linked diseases are mostly passed on from mothers to sons, such as hemophilia and daltonism.
sex-linked genes
genes located on sex chromosomes are called sex-linked genes. In humans, there are two types of sex chromosomes: X and Y chromosomes.Genes located on the X chromosome are called X-linked and genes located on the Y chromosome are called Y-linked chromosomes.
Sex linked genes occur only on the X or the Y sex chromosomes.
X and Y