can sex linked traits be carried on the y chromosome
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The genes for sex-linked traits are carried on either the X or Y chromosome. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a recessive, sex-linked disease that is carried on the X chromosome. A woman with DMD and a man without the disease have a child. Which statement best describes the likelihood of the disease passing to their child? The genes for sex-linked traits are carried on either the X or Y chromosome. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a recessive, sex-linked disease that is carried on the X chromosome.
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- A particularly important category of genetic linkage has to do with the X and Y sex chromosomes. These not only carry the genes that determine male and female traits but also those for some other characteristics as well.
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Goal 4 - Sex-Linked Traits The result is that females will have two copies of the sex-linked gene while males will only have one copy of this gene. If the gene is recessive, then males only need one such recessive gene to have a sex-linked trait rather than the customary two recessive genes for traits that are not sex-linked. This is why males exhibit some traits more frequently than females. Examples of Sex-linked Traits:
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Klinefelterâs syndrome The sex chromosomes in a female are called XX and in a male are called XY. One sex chromosome is inherited from the mother and one from the father. Mothers always pass on an X chromosome, but fathers can pass on an X or a Y chromosome to their children. Men with Klinefelter’s syndrome have an extra X chromosome.
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Learn About Sex-Linked Traits and Disorders Sex-Linked Genes. Genes that are found on the sex chromosomes are called sex-linked genes. These genes can be on the X chromosome or on the Y chromosome. If a gene is located on the Y chromosome, it is a Y-linked gene. These genes are only inherited by males because, in most instances, males have a genotype of (XY).
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Sex-linked recessive Information. X-linked recessive diseases usually occur in males. Males have only one X chromosome. A single recessive gene on that X chromosome will cause the disease. The Y chromosome is the other half of the XY gene pair in the male.However, the Y chromosome doesn't contain most of the genes of the X chromosome.ex-linked diseases are passed down through families through one of the X or Y chromosomes. X and Y are sex chromosomes.
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- Examples: One example of a sex-linked trait is hemophilia. Hemophilia is a recessive disorder that causes the blood not to clot due to a missing blood clotting factor. The alleles for hemophilia are found on the X chromosome.
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sex-linked inheritance sex-linked in·her·i·tance. the pattern of inheritance that may result from a mutant gene located on either the X or Y chromosome.
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Allele Genes on the sex chromosomes are said to be sex linked. In the XY sex determination system of mammals, the X chromosomes carry a full set of genes, but the Y chromosomes carry few genes. Alleles or genes which are not sex-linked are called autosomal.
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How are sex-linked traits inherited? Report Abuse. everyone has two sex chromosomes. women have XX, men have XY. so moms can give one of their X's, and dads can give either their one X or their Y. so. lets say a trait for something, i duno, eye color (its really not this is just an example) is on the x chromie.
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- Why can females, but not males, be carriers of sex-linked genetic disorders? Many disorders are caused by genes on the X chromosome. Main Idea: A pedigree is a chart for tracing genes in a family.
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Muscular Dystrophy Genes on the Y chromosome do not exactly pair up with the genes on the X chromosome. X-linked recessive genes are expressed in females only if there are two copies of the gene (one on each X chromosome). However, for males, there needs to be only one copy of an X-linked recessive gene in order for the trait or disorder to be expressed.
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- The X chromosome contains many more genes than the Y chromosome, many of which have functions besides determining sex and have no counterpart on the Y chromosome. In males, because there is no second X chromosome, these extra genes on the X chromosome are not paired and virtually all of them are expressed.
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sex-linked sex-linked-concerning characteristics that are determined by genes carried on the sex chromosomes (on the X chromosome in particular).
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Sex-linked traits A.Can be carried on the Y chromosome B. Affect males and females equally C. Can be carried on chromosome 20 D.A and B E. None of the above? Sex-linked traits A.Can be carried on the Y chromosome B. Affect males and females equally C. Can be carried on chromosome 20 D.A and B E. None of the above?
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Chromosomes: Definition & Structure This means that almost any gene on the X, even if it is recessive in the female, will be expressed in males. These are referred to as X-linked genes. Genes found only on the Y chromosome are referred to as Y-linked genes, and expressed only in males. Genes on either sex chromosome can be called sex-linked genes. There are approximately 1,098 X-linked genes, though most of them are not for female anatomical characteristics. In fact, many are linked to disorders such as hemophilia, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, fragile-X syndrome and several others.
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Is hemophilia a sex-limited or a sex-influenced trait? Why is hemophilia considered to be a sex linked trait? Because the gene that causes hemophilia is located on the X chromosome, so it will occur in males more frequently than in females. Edit
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Learn About Sex-Linked Traits and Disorders Sex-linked traits are genetic characteristics determined by genes located on sex chromosomes. Sex chromosomes are found within our reproductive cells and determine the sex of an individual. Traits are passed on from one generation to the next by our genes.
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Bio Chapter 15 Males are more often affected by sex-linked traits than females because. A) X chromosomes in males generally have more mutations than X chromosomes in females. B) mutations on the Y chromosome often worsen the effects of X-linked mutations.
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What is the difference between Sex Linked Trait & Sex Influenced Trait ? Sex-influenced traits are from genes that are on autosomal chromosomes (ones that aren't the sex chromosomes), but their expression can be dependent upon one's gender. The example I found (listed in the sources below) cites the example of hormones.
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Gender and Genetics The Y chromosome is small, carries few genes, and has abundant repetitive sequence, while the X chromosome is more autosome-like in form and content. (14)Despite being relatively gene-poor overall due to reduced recombination, the X and Y sex chromosomes are enriched for genes that relate to sexual development.
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Sex Determination and the Inheritance of Sex Linked Traits 1 Color-blindness is also a sex-linked disorder. 2  More men than women suffer from color-blindness because the genes that produce the pigments needed for color vision are found on the X-chromosome.
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Diseases That Are Genetic and Gender Specific How Gender-Specific Diseases Are Inherited. Sex-linked conditions and diseases are those that are carried by the X and Y chromosomes, the part of your genome that determines whether you're a male or a female. Males receive an X chromosome from their mother and a Y chromosome from their fathers. Females receive an X chromosome from each parent.