Which of the following statements about sex linked traits is not correct?

a

male inherit sex linked traits from thier fathers

b

sex linked traits are more common in males

c

females can be carriers beacuse they can be heterozygous for the trait

d

males are never carriers since they only recieve one sex chromosome

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Kevin_Aro
3 years ago

The statement that is not correct regarding s*x-linked traits is A. "Males inherit s*x-linked traits from their fathers."

s*x-linked traits are traits that are controlled by genes located on the s*x chromosomes (X and Y). In humans, most s*x-linked traits are located on the X chromosome. Because females have two X chromosomes and males have one X and one Y chromosome, the inheritance of s*x-linked traits differs between males and females.

Males inherit their X chromosome from their mother and their Y chromosome from their father. Therefore, they inherit s*x-linked traits from their mother, not their father. If a male inherits a recessive allele for a s*x-linked trait from his mother, he will express that trait because he only has one X chromosome. In contrast, females have two X chromosomes, so they can be heterozygous carriers of s*x-linked traits.

Therefore, the correct statement about s*x-linked traits is B. "s*x-linked traits are more common in males," because males only have one X chromosome and are more likely to express recessive alleles on that chromosome. The statement that is not correct is A. "Males inherit s*x-linked traits from their fathers."

Meimei01
1 year ago

the answer is option A

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Victor012
3 years ago

I notice the Answer here is, option A.
For option A; Male don't inherit s*x-linked traits from their fathers, it only comes from their mother.. the mothers X- chromosome.

For option D; We know men can't be carriers because they have only one X-chromosome.. so the moment they receive an X-chromosome which has a disease or trait on it, they automatically express that disease or trait.

So with this points I just made, Option A is correct.

A. male inherit s*x linked traits from their fathers is not correct.

s*x-linked traits are traits that are controlled by genes located on the s*x chromosomes. In humans, s*x-linked traits are typically found on the X chromosome. Males inherit one X chromosome from their mother and one Y chromosome from their father, while females inherit one X chromosome from each parent.

Therefore, males inherit s*x-linked traits from their mothers, not from their fathers. Option A is incorrect.

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