Males Tend to Be Affected in Greater Numbers by X-Linked

question 14

Multiple Choice

Males tend to be affected in greater numbers by X-linked recessive genetic disorders than are females because

• A) females have two dominant genes for the disorder.
• B) males have only one X chromosome.
• C) males have a double dose of the gene.
• D) Y chromosomes are not as strong as X chromosomes.
• E) none of these.

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