Females Are Less Likely to Have an X-Linked Recessive Disorder

question 65

Multiple Choice

Females are less likely to have an X-linked recessive disorder than males because

• A) there are fewer girls than boys in the general population.
• B) females have two X chromosomes thus the probability is lower.
• C) in males, the Y chromosome causes X genes to mutate.
• D) X-linked recessive disorders are lethal to female embryos.
• E) X chromosomes have protector genes that protect against mutations thus with two Xs, females have twice the protection as males.

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