Which of the Following Statements Are True of Sex-Linked Inheritance

question 109

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements are true of sex-linked inheritance? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

• A)The Y chromosome has more genes than does the X chromosome, and they are all dominant.
• B)A woman with one gene for a sex-linked trait is a carrier of the trait.
• C)The dominant gene on the Y chromosome is expressed when the corresponding gene on the X chromosome is missing.
• D)The dominant gene on the Y chromosome is expressed when the corresponding gene on the X chromosome is recessive.
• E)Men can be carriers only if the gene for the trait on the Y chromosome is recessive
• F)A daughter acquires a sex-linked trait from both parents, but a son acquires such a trait only from his mother.

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