X-Linked Genes Have Different Patterns of Expression in Females and Males

question 19

Multiple Choice

X-linked genes have different patterns of expression in females and males because

• A)they are suppressed in males.
• B)they are expressed in females only.
• C)males have only one copy of these genes.
• D)they determine maleness or femaleness.

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Subject Bias

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