Males Are More Often Affected by X-Linked Traits Than Are

question 34

Multiple Choice

Males are more often affected by X-linked traits than are females because ________.

• A) imprinting is more likely to occur on X chromosomes inherited from the mother than on Y chromosomes inherited from the father
• B) X inactivation occurring in male effectively shuts down expression of any X chromosome genes
• C) X chromosomes in males generally have more mutations than X chromosomes in females
• D) males are hemizygous genes on the X chromosomes

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