Color Deficiency Is More Common in Men Than in Women

question 64

Multiple Choice

Color deficiency is more common in men than in women because

• A) women cannot inherit the gene from their fathers.
• B) the gene is located on the Y chromosome.
• C) men get more copies of the gene than do women.
• D) crossing over occurs only in women.
• E) men have only one X chromosome.

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