X-Linked Dominant Traits Are Typically Expressed

question 38

Multiple Choice

X-linked dominant traits are typically expressed

• A) much more severely in females because they have two X chromosomes.
• B) much more severely in males because they have two Y chromosomes.
• C) much more severely in males because they have only one X chromosome.
• D) with equal severity in the sexes.
• E) only if X-linked recessive conditions with similar symptoms are also inherited.

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