Question

Complete the passage to describe sex-linked traits. Each person has 23 pairs of chromosomes. One of those pairs are sex chromosomes. Sex chromosomes determine the gender of an individual. The genotype for a female is and the genotype for a male is . Sex-linked traits are affected by genes on the sex chromosomes. Hemophilia is one such trait. The recessive allele causes the disorder and is carried by the chromosome.

Answer 1

Complete the passage to describe sex-linked traits.

Each person has 23 pairs of chromosomes. One of those pairs are sex chromosomes. Sex chromosomes determine the gender of an individual. The genotype for a female is

✔ XX

and the genotype for a male is

✔ XY

.

Sex-linked traits are affected by genes on the sex chromosomes. Hemophilia is one such trait. The recessive allele causes the disorder and is carried by the

✔ X

chromosome.

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