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Sex Linked Inheritance

Sex-linked inheritance refers to traits determined by genes located on sex chromosomes. Examples include X-linked traits like colorblindness and Y-linked traits such as hypertrichosis pinnae auris. Hemophilia, a condition affecting blood clotting, primarily affects males due to its inheritance pattern.

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Sex Linked Inheritance

Sex-linked inheritance refers to traits determined by genes located on sex chromosomes. Examples include X-linked traits like colorblindness and Y-linked traits such as hypertrichosis pinnae auris. Hemophilia, a condition affecting blood clotting, primarily affects males due to its inheritance pattern.

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SEX-LINKED

INHERITANCE
◦ It is the inheritance of a
trait(phenotype) that is
DEFINITION determined by a gene
located on one of the sex
chromosome.

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Sex linked trait. The gene
(pair) that determines a
character (e.g. hemophilia) is
located on the sex
chromosomes
X-linked trait. A
sex-linked trait is
where the gene
or allele for the
trait is found on
the X
chromosome.
• Colorblindness
in humans as
an example of
sex-linked trait
The alleles
responsible for
colorblindness is
found on the X
chromosome
only.
• Y-linked trait.
A sex-linked
trait where the
gene or allele
for the trait is
found on the Y
chromosome
Hypertrichosis pinnae
auris

• A Y-linked trait
where affected
males have hair
growing from their
external ears
•Hemophilia
problem with blood-
clotting proteins

Mostly affects
males

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