Female Inheritance Patterns Cannot Be Analyzed by Simply Studying the X

question 52

Multiple Choice

Female inheritance patterns cannot be analyzed by simply studying the X chromosome because

• A)the X chromosome is too large to analyze effectively.
• B)the X chromosome sometimes exchanges genetic information with the Y chromosome.
• C)the X chromosome is obtained from both father and mother.
• D)one X chromosome is deactivated in females.

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