17. Bob says that a sex-linked trait is when only men get the trait (or, when only women get the trait). What do you say to Bob?

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Q: Would you expect dominant X-linked traits to affect women as often as men? Explain your answer.

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Q: 13. Which of the following is true regarding X linked recessive traits? More males are affected than…

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Q: sex-linked inheritance? Give 3 examples.

A: Answer Sex-linked inheritance is the appearance of a trait which is due to the presence of an allele…

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Q: How do someone know a trait is sex linked?

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Q: 44. How can you distinguish between an autosomal recessive trait with higher penetrance in males and…

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Q: .Hemophilia is a sex-linked recessive condition that results in deficient blood clotting. The…

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Q: 1. What are the characteristics of X-linked recessive inheritance? 2. Why does a son never inherit…

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Q: Why do you think deleterious dominant alleles are not very common?

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Q: 3. One parent is homozygous for the allele for myostatin that results in big muscles and the other…

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Q: What is the chance for each child to have Huntington's disease? Are the 3 events (the children…

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Q: Can two parents with dominant traits produce an offspring with recessive trait? Why? 2. If both…

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