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

question 75

Multiple Choice

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

• A) expression of the recessive gene is inactivated by the other X chromosome in females.
• B) males have only one X chromosome.
• C) males have a double dose of the gene.
• D) Y chromosomes are destabilized by the X chromosomes.
• E) females have only one X chromosome.

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